February 04, 2026
United Airlines has urged an Illinois federal judge to hand it a pretrial win over a pilot's accusation that the airline failed to properly handle his religious-based COVID-19 vaccination exemption request, arguing he received an accommodation that should be considered reasonable and defeat his claims.
January 09, 2026
An Illinois federal judge who has handled several employment disputes over United Airlines' allegedly illegal handling of COVID-19 vaccination policy exemption requests said Friday that he's "done" adding more to his plate as he rejected the airline's request to accept a pilot's case recently transferred from Florida.