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WestJet Settles Harassment Class Action for C$4.5 Million

8/12/2026

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WestJet agreed to pay C$4.5 million to settle a harassment class action after a judge approved the settlement on 22 June, directing sum to be divided among 3,452 attendants.
WestJet will hire a firm to review harassment reporting, but the deal omits reforms and admission of fault.
Mandalena Lewis alleges a pilot assault and retaliatory 2016 firing, while eight members asked the Supreme Court in February to block the settlement as low.

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WestJet agreed to pay C$4.5 million to settle a harassment class action after a judge approved the settlement on 22 June, directing sum to be divided among 3,452 attendants.
WestJet will hire a firm to review harassment reporting, but the deal omits reforms and admission of fault.
Mandalena Lewis alleges a pilot assault and retaliatory 2016 firing, while eight members asked the Supreme Court in February to block the settlement as low.