CWA has filed a lawsuit charging Verizon Communications with denying workers the rights and protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act. The class action lawsuit covers Verizon workers in Districts 1, 2 and 13.
After a 16-year delay, flight attendants are about to win Family and Medical Leave Act protections after the Senate voted to extend coverage to airline workers.
Flight attendants are a big step closer to gaining the important benefits of the Family and Medical Leave Act under a bill passed this week by the U.S. House of Representatives by a unanimous voice vote.
Legislation to extend the protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act to flight attendants and other flight crew members is headed to the White House for President Obama's signature following House action this week.
