May 26, 2020
United Airlines Inc. has reached a deal to resolve a class action accusing it of violating federal law by failing to factor pilots' military leave time into their pension calculations.
November 12, 2019
United Airlines Inc. beat part of a class action accusing it of denying sick time, vacation time and full pension payments to pilots on military leave, with an Illinois federal judge letting it escape two out of three of the suit's claims Tuesday.
July 30, 2019
United and Continental Airlines insisted that their military leave policies are not only legal but "robust" while a class of 4,000 pilots countered that the airlines violated federal law by shortchanging them on "seniority-based" benefits, as the sides filed dueling bids for early wins in Illinois federal court.
October 16, 2018
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday granted certification to pilots accusing United Airlines and Continental Airlines of denying sick and vacation time, as well as full pension payments, to employees on military leave, saying that after the airlines merged, some pilots were allegedly treated differently and that could be enough to prove a violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.