Legal Opinion
Mae McEwen v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 28, 1990No. 90-1249PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
While working for Delta Air Lines as a flight attendant, Mae McEwen injured her back. For more than a year Delta kept her on the payroll. McEwen, whose base was Chicago, sought a desk job in the south or west. Delta offered her two temporary jobs in Chicago; she refused them. Then Delta offered her a job in Atlanta opening mail to the carrier’s frequent flyer program. She balked again, contending that the salary was too low and that she was unable to do even such sedentary work. Delta let her go. She filed this suit (which Delta removed to federal court under the…
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