Legal Opinion
Robinson v. American Airlines, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 31, 1989No. Civ. A. 86-1674PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
THOMAS F. HOGAN, District Judge.
Congress, as part of the Employee Protection Program of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (“ADA”), has imposed on covered air carriers an affirmative “duty to hire” dislocated employees, “regardless of age.” Pub.L. No. 95-504, § 43(d), 92 Stat. 1751 (codified at 49 U.S.C.App. § 1552(d) (1982)). Congress thus recognized that “[o]lder employees looking for a new job might encounter difficulties because of their age,” and its policy was to insure that the benefits of the deregulation “are not paid for by a minority — the airline employees- and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. BrockSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Murnane v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cecil Alfred Robinson, Jr. v. American Airlines, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Paul F. McDonald v. Piedmont Aviation Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Long v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Ackerman v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1994
- Kaphy Long v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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