Novack v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DANIEL F. FOLEY, Judge. *
Flight attendants claim that Northwest Airlines’ 5'2" minimum height requirement violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act and (1) challenge the trial court’s statutory interpretation of Minn.Stat. § 363.03, subd. 11 (1992); (2) allege that the record lacks sufficient evidence to support Northwest Airlines’ proffered business justification; and (3) argue that the court erred by failing to certify a class and by dismissing one flight attendant’s claim as untimely. Northwest Airlines appeals the trial court’s finding that the height requirement has an adverse…
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