American Airlines settles disability suit for US$10m
American Airlines Group and its largest regional affiliate will pay US$9.8m to resolve a lawsuit by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming the carrier failed to help disabled employees return to work. American and Envoy Air fired or put some workers on unpaid leave instead of making reasonable efforts to reassign them, federal officials say. The workers' disabilities included cancer and back and knee injuries, among others. The agency says violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act occurred from 2009 until August 2015. An American spokesman said the policies were holdovers from carriers that merged with American, which then worked to "harmonise” legacy policies with present standards. In addition to the settlement, the deal also outlines clearer disability policies for the company moving forward. <br/>
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American Airlines settles disability suit for US$10m
American Airlines Group and its largest regional affiliate will pay US$9.8m to resolve a lawsuit by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming the carrier failed to help disabled employees return to work. American and Envoy Air fired or put some workers on unpaid leave instead of making reasonable efforts to reassign them, federal officials say. The workers' disabilities included cancer and back and knee injuries, among others. The agency says violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act occurred from 2009 until August 2015. An American spokesman said the policies were holdovers from carriers that merged with American, which then worked to "harmonise” legacy policies with present standards. In addition to the settlement, the deal also outlines clearer disability policies for the company moving forward. <br/>
