The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal midair collision near Washington.

The family of one of the victims killed in last month’s midair collision between a passenger plane and a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington filed claims Tuesday seeking compensation from the Federal Aviation Administration and the military,

If the government rejects or doesn't act on the claims in six months, the plaintiffs have the right to file lawsuits in federal district court, the law firm said.