Legal Opinion
Hughes v. United Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 2011No. 10-1129PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
United Air Lines recalled flight attendant Constance Hughes from furlough in October 2004. Physically unable to work, she commenced a medical leave. The collective bargaining agreement between United and the flight attendants’ union permits workers to retain seniority for three years of injury or illness. When that time was almost up, United told Hughes that she must report to duty. The airline’s physician cleared her for work. She completed requalification training. But, according to Hughes, less than a week before her first flight assignment, she slipped and fell at…
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