After the paper closed, Chen, Huang, and some other colleagues pooled their resources to file a lawsuit demanding back pay and severance pay from the paper. Chen also eventually applied for unemployment relief.
停刊後，陳玲芳一面和黃志成等老同事籌錢打官司，向報社催討積欠的薪資和資遣費；另一方面，她也申請失業救濟金。