February 22, 2021
The Seventh Circuit's recent ruling that employers may have to pay people who miss work due to military obligations opens the door to a wave of class actions nationwide targeting the legality of companies' service member leave policies, experts say.
February 18, 2021
United Airlines pressed the Seventh Circuit to take an en banc look at a pilot's revived military leave suit, saying a panel adopted a "sudden and dramatic" new take on federal law when it gave the proposed class action a green light.
February 03, 2021
The Seventh Circuit revived Wednesday a military leave suit brought by a United Airlines pilot, finding that military leave should be afforded the same "rights and benefits" as jury duty and other types of paid leave under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
September 21, 2020
A United Airlines pilot urged the Seventh Circuit on Monday to revive his lawsuit seeking payment for the short-term leave he takes as a military reservist, arguing the airline should compensate his leave the same way it would compensate jury duty.