Southwest Airlines Operates Aircraft With Incorrect Weight and Balance Calculations In January 2018, FAA learned that Southwest Airlines was providing inaccurate aircraft weight and balance information to pilots prior to take-off.
Workplace equitySettlement
Southwest settles pregnancy discrimination claim
Southwest pays $130,000 to settle an EEOC pregnancy discrimination suit.
The decree also requires that, in the event Southwest Dental Group opens a new practice within the next four years, it will appoint an equal employment opportunity (EEO) consultant; create and implement anti-discrimination policies and procedures; and periodically report to the EEOC regarding its handling of internal complaints and compliance with the decree.
Southwest Dental Group Pays $ 130,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
Corporate conductConfirmed
Southwest Airlines agreed to avoid hiring quotas and preferences after accusations of discriminatory practices
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Southwest Airlines has agreed to avoid hiring "quotas" and "preferences" after receiving accusations of "discriminatory" practices, a legal group which filed a complaint against the company announced Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Southwest Airlines has agreed to avoid hiring "quotas" and "preferences" after receiving accusations of "discriminatory" practices, a legal group which filed a complaint against the company announced Tuesday.
Workplace equitySettlement
Southwest Airlines agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment
The source excerpt states: “Southwest Airlines has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by [the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]...that accused the airline of allowing a male employee to sexually harass female coworkers...Southwest will revise its harassment policy, provide employees a copy of the policy and require supervisors and managers...to undergo...anti-harassment and retaliation training...Southwest denied the allegations…”.
Southwest Airlines has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by [the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]...that accused the airline of allowing a male employee to sexually harass female coworkers...Southwest will revise its harassment policy, provide employees a copy of the policy and require supervisors and managers...to undergo...anti-harassment and retaliation training...Southwest denied the allegations...
Because Southwest fraudulently concealed the risks, Southwest could and did overcharge its customers.
1 T h e plaintiffs did not assert any physical injury resulting from the safety defects; rather, they argued that Southwest’s fr aud allowed it to ch arge prices that were “significantly higher than the va lue of those tickets, which for many, if not most, passengers was zero.” Id.
Labor & working conditionsConfirmed
Southwest Airlines retaliated against Arizona workers
Southwest Airlines retaliated against Arizona workers for taking paid sick time, leading to $2.3 million in fines upheld by an administrative law judge.
PHOENIX — An administrative law judge has upheld more than $2.3 million in fines against Southwest Airlines after the state’s labor department says the company retaliated against Arizona workers for taking paid sick time.
“The Administrative Law Judge’s decision penalizes Southwest for providing a more-generous leave policy than Arizona state law requires and sets a dangerous precedent that will harm Southwest Employees and other employees in Arizona.
PHOENIX — A Maricopa County judge will decide whether Southwest Airlines has to pay more than $2.3 million in labor fines after state regulators say the company retaliated against workers who used their earned sick time.
Corporate conductAllegation
Southwest Airlines is accused of deceptive email marketing
Southwest Airlines is accused of using false information in email subject lines, such as claiming a sale was ending when it would later be extended, leading to deceptive marketing practices.
The lawsuit accuses Southwest Airlines of using false information in email subject lines, such as claiming a sale was ending when it would later be extended, leading to deceptive marketing practices.
Corporate conductConfirmed
Southwest's conduct deemed especially dangerous due to panic risks
Southwest's conduct is described as especially dangerous because the plaintiff has disabilities and a known risk of panic attacks and acute distress.
Hicks contracted with Southwest for passage on Flight 952, she had a right to be treated equally to white passengers and without discrimination—a right that Southwest violated.