11th Circuit Reinstates Former Delta Flight Attendant’s Age Bias Claim

(April 12, 2018, 11:01 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A flight attendant who alleges that she was investigated for misusing a companion fare benefit and ultimately terminated all due to her age may proceed with her discrimination claim because she does not need to establish a prima facie age bias case to survive a dismissal motion, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled April 9 (Patricia Buchanan v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., No. 17-13452, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 9094)....