December 01, 2022
A class of pilots accusing American Airlines of violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act by denying pay for time spent on military leave will appeal the dismissal of their wage claims.
November 09, 2022
From the Ninth Circuit to federal district courts in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York, judges are wrestling with whether military leave is a benefit under federal employment law for service members and if it’s compensable. Here, Law360 zeroes in four cases employment law practitioners should know about as this litigation trend continues to gather steam.
November 02, 2022
A Pennsylvania federal judge has tossed a suit accusing American Airlines of treating military leave differently from time off for jury duty or bereavement, ruling military leave is too distinct and frequent among pilots for it to be considered comparable.
October 04, 2022
In October, the Ninth Circuit will consider whether to revive a sweeping 401(k) mismanagement class action against AT&T, the Tenth Circuit will weigh an insurance claim for residential mental health treatment and chipmaker Nvidia will try to escape a 401(k) suit in California district court. Here's a look at those cases and other upcoming hearings benefits lawyers should keep an eye on.
September 01, 2022
A group of American Airlines pilots urged a Pennsylvania federal court not to grant the airline a quick win in a class action alleging the pilots weren't paid when they took short-term military leave, while the company defended its decision not to credit leave time toward the company's profit-sharing program.
April 07, 2022
A Pennsylvania federal judge has tweaked the certified classes in a lawsuit seeking past and future compensation for American Airlines pilots not credited during short-term military leave, adding subclasses to allow retirees to recover losses.
December 08, 2021
A Pennsylvania federal court on Wednesday issued a subpoena for compensation data from the U.S. Department of Defense, following a joint request earlier this month from American Airlines and a class of pilots who allege they were shorted pay and benefits during military leave.
December 03, 2021
American Airlines and a class of pilots alleging the company shorted military reserve pilots on benefits have jointly requested that a Pennsylvania federal court approve a subpoena for documents from the U.S. Department of Defense that contain compensation data for certain pilots who took short-term military leave.
October 08, 2021
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday allowed a pilot to sue on behalf of a class of fellow American Airlines pilots over its policy of neither crediting short-term military leave in its profit-sharing plan nor paying for that leave, but limited the class to pilots.
August 11, 2021
The suit of a pilot behind a proposed class action accusing American Airlines of shorting military reserve pilots on benefits should proceed now that the Third Circuit ruled on the service-member law central to his claims, the pilot said in a Pennsylvania federal court filing.