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Delta Subsidiary Ordered to Pay Ramp Agent $67,000 for AIR21 Violations

July 1st, 2010 · No Comments

On June 25, 2010, the Department of Labor ordered DAL Global Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, to pay ramp agent Steven Gray over $67,000 after he was fired in retaliation for reporting numerous safety complaints.  The damages include three years of front pay.  The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform [...]

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OSHA Orders Worldwide Jet Charter to Reinstate Pilot Fired for Whistleblowing

June 8th, 2010 · No Comments

On May 5, 2010, OSHA ordered Worldwide Jet Charter LLC to reinstate a pilot discharged for reporting alleged violations of FAA regulations. The order requires the employer reimburse the pilot for lost wages and pay compensatory damages of more than $21,000 and attorney’s fees of $24,610.  Under the Wendell H. Ford aviation Investment and Reform [...]

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Tags: AIR21 · OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program

ARB Rules that Pilot Engaged in Protected Conduct When He Declared Himself and His Crew Unfit to Fly

October 12th, 2009 · No Comments

In Douglas v. Skywest, Inc., the Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) affirmed an Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) finding that the complainant Don Douglas engaged in protected activity under AIR 21 when he declared himself and his crew unfit to fly, and informed his supervisors on same.  Don Douglas, a 16-year veteran pilot for SkyWest, filed a [...]

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Whistleblower Speaks to ABC2 News About His Warnings on Aircraft Safety Issues Before Medevac

October 9th, 2009 · No Comments

In an interview with ABC2 News, whistleblower Pete Peterson speaks about the crash of Trooper 2 that led to four deaths last year.  Peterson was the Maryland State Police (“MSP”) Pilot who wrote the whistleblower letter to the Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) Inspector General last September before the crash of Trooper 2.  In his letter, [...]

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Tags: AIR21 · The Employment Law Group, PC

OSHA Orders Southern Air to Pay $400,000 to Airline Whistleblower

March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Southern Air, Inc. to pay more than $400,000 in lost wages, back pay, damages, and attorney fees to a flight crew member who alleged that he was terminated after raising concerns to management about inadequate rest breaks and work hours in excess [...]

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