While the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc., et al., ___ F.3d ____, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 5197 (9th Cir. Feb. 23, 2021), gave some wins to the airlines, air carriers employing...more
3/15/2021
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Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Class Action ,
Delta Airlines ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Non-Residents ,
Over-Time ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
United Airlines ,
Wage and Hour
As a follow-up to our Legal Alert regarding the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the amendments to the FMLA (the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (E-FMLA)), the House made key revisions to these bills before...more
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which provides for a limited period of paid sick leave and expands the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an extended period of...more
3/18/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Sick Leave ,
Tax Credits ,
Workplace Safety
The U.S. Legislature has passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which provides for a limited period of paid sick leave and expands the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an extended period of unpaid or...more
The #MeToo movement has now touched nearly every U.S. workplace, and the airline industry is no exception. The impact of the anti-harassment movement on airlines, however, is unique because of the independent nature of much...more
7/20/2018
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Airline Employees ,
Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Transportation Industry
On June 9, 2016, the FAA announced specific actions that it will take, in conjunction with airlines and pilots' unions, concerning pilots' mental health in response to the Malaysia Flight 370 and Germanwings Flight 9525...more
The EEOC has issued new guidance on the reach of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA") that greatly expands the protections it claims all employers must provide to pregnant employees. The two most significant new...more
In This Issue:
- NMB Announces Voting Procedures Changes
- Second Circuit Weighs In On AIR21 Burden-Shifting Framework
- DOL Issues Final FMLA Crewmember Regulations
..Flight Crew Eligibility Standards
...more
3/29/2013
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Aviation Industry ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Contractors ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Flight Crews ,
Mediation ,
OFCCP ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Wages
At long last the Department of Labor has issued final regulations implementing the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (AFCTCA), which established new standards for airline flight crewmembers to qualify for FMLA...more