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Plaintiff Alleges Airline Violated Religious Accommodation Laws Over Vaccine Mandate
A former employee has filed a lawsuit against United Airlines alleging wrongful termination due to religious discrimination related to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The plaintiff claims violations under Title VII and Florida's Civil Rights Act after being denied a religious exemption request considered untimely by the airline without clear communication or legal basis. -
Judge says lawsuit over United vaccine policy struggles to find the grounds to stay aloft
A Chicago federal judge granted a grou p of United Airlines workers a few extra weeks to amend their complaint to try again to show how United's Covid vaccine mandate rules amounted to religious discrimination or violations of a federal genetic information privacy law. -
United Airlines hit with $30M class action from workers who claim they were illegally fired for refusing Covid vaccines
The lawsuit says United violated federal law by refusing to respect their requests for religious exemption to the company's Covid vaccine mandates, or by forcing workers who were granted exemptions to wear 'symbols' identifying them as unvaccinated -
Class action says SP Plus Corp. wrongly scanning faces of drivers entering parking garages
The lawsuit accuses SP Plus of violating Illinois' biometric information privacy law, potentially placing the company at risk of massive payouts for using face scanning tech as part of its security strategies at its parking garages in Chicago -
Appeals panel agrees United allowed to limit sick-day accrual for pilots on military active duty
A class action on behalf of United pilots who are also U.S. Armed Forces reservists said United Airlines' policy violated federal law -
Judge won't strike down class action vs. United over refund refusals for COVID flight cancellations
The airline still might try to fly their arguments against allowing the class action at later stages of the court proceedings. -
O'Hare aviation security officers can't sue city for stripping police powers after 2017 passenger dragging video, judge says
The judge said the Chicago Department of Aviation, which employed the aviation security officers, wasn't really a law enforcement agency, so the ASOs weren't really cops. -
Taking the Shot: As COVID vax mandate momentum builds, employers risk lawsuits, labor shortage
More than half of employers could require worker vaccinations by the end of 2021, potentially setting the stage for a surge of lawsuits, should requests for exemptions be ignored or denied. -
Case activity for United Airlines vs Allied Livery Management on Aug. 6
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by United Airlines against Allied Livery Management and Kevin Foss on Aug. 6. -
MAYER BROWN: Mayer Brown wins “Deal of the Year” in Airfinance Journal Awards 2020
Mayer Brown advised on a transaction recognized as the “Deal of the Year” in the Airfinance Journal Awards 2020. -
United Airlines sued for charging flight cancelation fees to its award program customers during pandemic
A class action lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County against United Airlines earlier this month for allegedly breaching a refund policy in the airline's award program, according to court documents from the suit. -
Judge grounds portions of class action vs United over refund refusals for COVID flight cancellations
Durkin rules cancellations linked to COVID-19 orders can be covered with travel credits, despite USDOT instructions. -
Appeals panel: Paid military leave mandated by federal law, same as sick time or jury duty
Ruling allows a pilot to continue his class action accusing United Airlines of shorting employees' pay and profit-sharing participation by not paying reservists for military leave. -
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP: Embracing and Empowering Our Diverse Talent: Lessons from the Outside
The world in 2020 has introduced new challenges and exposed and aggravated existing ones. -
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on March 3
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on March 3 in the suits below: -
March 3: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 3. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Court activity on March 3: Frank Santoria vs United Airlines
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity in the suit brought by Frank Santoria against United Airlines on March 3: 'Personal Injury Complaint Filed'. -
ADA class action vs United catches flak from judge, who says claims would be too diverse
A Chicago federal judge has clipped the wings of a putative class action against United Airlines, which alleged physically or mentally impaired workers were not allowed to take less demanding jobs, saying such workers may have a case, but individually, not as a class. -
Lawsuit: American Airlines falsely accused man of intoxication, bomb threat, cost him job
A Chicago man has filed a defamation lawsuit against American Airlines, saying he lost his job after the airline allegedly kicked him off his flight and then allegedly falsely told federal airport security officials he had been intoxicated and had expressed a bomb threat. -
Biometrics class actions rising in Illinois, show no signs of abating. What can you do?
Class action lawsuits under the Illinois Biometrics Information Privacy Act continue to mount following a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision. Husch Blackwell lawyers offer a look at what that could mean to you.