July 20, 2022
One of three Black employees suing American Airlines in Pennsylvania federal court for allegedly being given more work than their white colleagues as well as ignoring racist comments and graffiti reached a deal to exit the suit.
December 09, 2021
A Pennsylvania federal court refused Thursday to narrow three American Airlines fleet agents' race discrimination lawsuit, saying that though it was a "close call," she rejected the airline's push to toss claims that some workplace policies translated to a heavier workload for Black employees.
September 22, 2021
A trio of American Airlines fleet agents got the green light Wednesday to move ahead with their discrimination case alleging Black employees at the airline's Philadelphia hub faced racist graffiti, demeaning remarks and heavier workloads than their white peers.
October 07, 2020
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday refused to step down from an employment lawsuit against American Airlines, determining that her previous work as a federal prosecutor in a criminal case involving airline workers is not disqualifying.
April 06, 2020
American Airlines said there was nothing in a Philadelphia federal judge's prior career as a prosecutor that would indicate bias against employees accusing the company of racism, urging the judge Friday to reject the employees' motion to disqualify her.
March 23, 2020
A group of American Airlines employees asked to have a Philadelphia federal judge disqualified from hearing their employment lawsuit Friday because she had formerly been a federal prosecutor on a case charging airline workers with drug trafficking.