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In response to the thwarted terror plot to send concealed explosives in parcels mailed to Chicago-area synagogies, the U.S. government has enacted emergency protocols and is revisiting security measures required for international flights bound for the United States
The U.S. Senate recently approved legislation (S.1422) that would allow airline pilots and flight attendants to take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) was enacted to prohibit civilian employers from discriminating against employees engaged in military service, and states that employees who perform military service "shall not be denied initial employment, reemployment, retention in employment, promotion, or any benefit of employment" on the basis of that service
In a three-judge panel decision issued on September 6, 2011 in Overka v. American Airlines, No. 10-8004, the First Circuit Court of Appeals let stand the expansive February 4, 2010 decision issued by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young certifying a nationwide class of skycaps who claim that a $2 per bag service fee imposed by American Airlines unlawfully deprived them of tips
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published proposed rules on February 15, 2012, in 77 Fed. Reg. 8960 to implement amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (NDAA) and the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (AFCTCA
