Legal Opinion
Lisa S. Fine v. Ryan International Airlines, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 2002No. 01-1048, 01-1184PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Lisa Fine, a pilot for Ryan International Airlines (Ryan), was demoted in April 1996 after failing a required proficiency check. Fine believed that her test had been rigged because Ryaris male leadership did not want women flying its planes. In September of that same year, Fine and three female co-workers wrote a letter to management complaining about Ryaris inequitable treatment of its female pilots. This resulted in a meeting where management said they could do nothing unless the women made formal written complaints. The next month, when Fine became eligible for…
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