Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Aloha Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1991No. Nos. 90-15518, 90-15585PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
We must decide the appropriate statute of limitations under the Employee Protection Program (“EPP”) of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, 49 U.S.C.App. § 1552(d). Appellant William H. Gonzalez brought suit against Aloha Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines because of their failure to grant him a preferential hiring status to which he was allegedly entitled under the EPP. He filed the suit on February 18, 1986.
The EPP guarantees a “first right of hire” to certain airline employees who were terminated between October 24, 1978 and October 24, 1988. This right takes effect…
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