March 25, 2024
An Illinois federal judge said he had doubts about claims that United Airlines owes pay to pilots taking military leaves, saying he'll wait for several appeals courts to decide the fate of similar suits before signing off on class certification.
July 06, 2023
Several cases are grappling with whether military leave is comparable to other forms of leave, signaling important rulings ahead. Here, Law360 explores five cases that show progress toward answering that question.
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.
August 15, 2022
United Airlines asked an Illinois federal judge to deny a request for class status in a pilot's suit alleging the airline owes workers pay for stints of military leave, arguing that it would be too tedious to discern who fits into the "gerrymandered" proposed class.
May 09, 2022
United Airlines and its parent company uniformly applied a policy denying regular wages to workers who took short-term military leave, a pilot told an Illinois federal judge, saying the court should grant certification to two classes.
April 22, 2019
Private sector employers are not obligated to provide paid military leave, United Airlines and its parent company United Continental Holdings argued in their second move to toss proposed class claims over its military leave policy.
March 12, 2019
United Airlines Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc. told an Illinois federal judge Monday they have no obligation under a federal anti-discrimination law to provide employees with paid military leave.
January 07, 2019
United Airlines Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc. were hit with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court Monday alleging that they flouted a federal anti-discrimination law by not paying regular wages to workers who took short-term military leave or crediting that time toward a profit-sharing program.