United Airlines to pay $1.04 million to settle employment case

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After nearly six years of litigation, the nation’s largest airline employer has agreed to pay compensation to a set of employees who lost their jobs under a reassignment policy that was struck down in federal court.

The Americans with Disabilities Act mandates that employers provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. Under United Airlines’ policy, employees unable to work at a prior job due to their disabilities were required to reapply for vacant positions.