Employment Law Updates | New Statutes, Regulations, and Rules

January 15, 2010

New Law Amends FMLA to Entitle Flight Attendants and Pilots to Leave Benefits

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act
S. 1422, Pub. Law 111-XXX, 12/21/2009

President Barack Obama has signed into law S. 1422, otherwise known as the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (“Act”). This new law amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) of 1993 to make sure that flight attendants and pilots are able to qualify for FMLA benefits, just like other American workers.

FMLA provides access to up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for events such as the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a family member with a serious health condition — ensuring that workers are able to take care of their families when the…

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J.C. Penney Corp.

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United Airlines, Inc.

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Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America

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Visteon Corp.

Google, Inc.

AT&T Corp.

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Rosen Louik & Perry, P.C.

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Manhattan Apartments Inc.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

J. Kaz, Inc.d.b.a. Craftmatic of Pittsburgh

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Association of Professional Flight Attendants

State Lottery Commission of Indiana d.b.a. The Hoosier Lottery

AMR Corp.

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American Airlines, Inc. a.k.a. American Eagle