NYC sues American Airlines over employee sick leave

New York City's worker protection department said Thursday that American Airlines is violating the city's sick leave law by retaliating against workers who use sick days or not letting them use the sick leave they've accrued. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced it had sued the airline with the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. Commissioner Lorelei Salas said that "American Airlines is not above the law. Workers in major transportation hubs...should not have to choose between going into work sick or getting in trouble for exercising their right to take a sick day." The violations include filing disciplinary points against ground crew workers for each sick day used, not allowing employees to use the sick leave they had earned, and requiring medical documentation before it was necessary. <br/>