June 21, 2024
A Texas federal judge awarded class certification Friday to a group of workers who claimed United Airlines illegally placed employees on unpaid leave for refusing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for religious reasons, after slimming down their originally requested class definitions.
December 14, 2021
A Fifth Circuit panel late Monday declined to block United Airlines Inc. from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a group of employees proceed with an appeal in their proposed class action alleging that United's "calloused" refusal to accommodate employees' religious or medical exemptions violates federal law.
November 23, 2021
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday refused to block United Airlines Inc. from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a group of employees pursue a Fifth Circuit appeal in their proposed class action alleging that United's "calloused" refusal to accommodate employees' religious or medical exemptions violates federal law.
November 19, 2021
A Texas federal judge on Friday stood by his decision allowing United Airlines Inc. to enforce its COVID-19 vaccine mandate that places certain exempted employees on unpaid leave, denying a proposed class's reconsideration request in a short, sharply worded order defending his ruling.
November 12, 2021
A Texas federal judge on Friday seemed willing to reconsider his decision allowing United Airlines Inc. to enforce its COVID-19 vaccine mandate that places certain exempted employees on unpaid leave, ordering the airline to respond to the employees' argument that their loss of job opportunities has been overlooked.
November 08, 2021
A Texas federal judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction against United Airlines' COVID-19 vaccine mandate sought by a proposed class of employees with religious and medical exemptions, saying Monday that although he sympathized with the workers, there was no evidence they would suffer irreparable harm by being placed on unpaid leave.
November 02, 2021
United Airlines employees requesting medical and religious exemptions from their company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate have asked a Texas federal judge to grant them class certification, arguing that the company has uniformly violated the rights of thousands of exemption-seeking workers.
October 14, 2021
A Texas federal judge lamented Thursday the lack of union involvement in a dispute between United Airlines and a proposed class of employees challenging the airline's accommodations for workers exempted from its vaccine mandate for religious or medical reasons.
October 13, 2021
A Texas federal judge Wednesday told United Airlines and a proposed class of employees challenging the airline's vaccine mandate he was wary of ordering a private company to change its policy, kicking off a full-day hearing on the employees' bid to stop the mandate by paraphrasing Thomas Jefferson.
October 12, 2021
A Texas federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Tuesday blocking United Airlines from placing a putative class of employees on unpaid leave if they were granted either a religious or medical exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.