Mesaba Airlines controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2009
Rochester tarmac-delay penalty
The Department of Transportation determined that Mesaba personnel did not assist in deplaning passengers from a diverted aircraft during an overnight delay lasting more than six hours. The agency characterized the conduct as an unfair and deceptive practice and imposed a $75,000 civil penalty.
2009
Judge approves Mesaba Airlines discrimination settlement
Settlement
A federal judge approved a settlement in a religious-discrimination lawsuit involving Mesaba Airlines, allowing $130,000 to be distributed to five people whom the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said were victims of discrimination. The lawsuit alleged that the airline discriminated in employment over religious observances.
Company response
Remediation — Mesaba Airlines
The airline has since changed the policy to allow shift swaps for new employees.
Source excerpt
U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank ruled Tuesday that $130,000 can be distributed to five people the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said were victims of discrimination.
A federal judge has approved a settlement in a discrimination lawsuit involving Mesaba Airlines.
The lawsuit, which was filed in September 2008, claimed that Mesaba violated the Civil Rights Act when the company terminated customer service agent Laura Vallejos because she refused to work on the Jewish Sabbath.