April 01, 2022
Delta Air Lines was handed a win in a proposed class action ex-workers brought against it alleging the airline unlawfully cut their retirement benefits after they received one-time payments for workers' compensation claims, with a Minnesota federal judge saying that Delta had reasonably interpreted its retirement plan.
July 02, 2021
Former Delta contract workers who say the airline illegally slashed their retirement benefits because they received lump-sum payments to resolve workers' compensation claims asked a federal judge for class status and a quick win in the case.
February 19, 2020
A Minnesota federal judge refused to toss a suit accusing Delta Air Lines Inc. of violating ERISA by cutting ex-employees' retirement benefits because they received lump-sum payments to settle workers' compensation claims, saying the airline's interpretation of their pension plan was at odds with its language.