October 17, 2023
United Airlines urged the full Ninth Circuit to review a worker's suit alleging it didn't allow him to wear a face shield during the pandemic when his PTSD prevented him from wearing a mask, saying the California Supreme Court may need to weigh in.
October 02, 2023
The Ninth Circuit on Monday revived a disability discrimination suit alleging United Airlines failed to accommodate a baggage handler who asked to wear a face shield instead of a mask during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the case should've gone to a jury.
July 17, 2023
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared inclined to revive a disability discrimination suit by a United Airlines baggage handler who asked to wear a face shield instead of a mask at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with one judge asking Monday if a jury should weigh whether the request was reasonable.
July 14, 2023
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a highly anticipated California Supreme Court ruling that could have major repercussions for use of the state's Private Attorneys General Act. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
July 03, 2023
In July, the Fifth Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a race and sex bias case by an ex-employee against aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, while the First Circuit will hear a sexual harassment case by a former dental professor at Tufts, and a worker who was fired after receiving in vitro fertilization treatments will make her plea to the Third Circuit. Here, Law360 previews six upcoming argument sessions that employment discrimination lawyers should keep tabs on.
August 16, 2022
A United Airlines airport worker asked the Ninth Circuit to bring back his disability bias suit alleging United placed him on leave instead of accommodating his post-traumatic stress disorder when he couldn't comply with the airline's face-masking requirements during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.