United Airlines Sued Over Forced Leave Despite Virus Relief (1)

A new lawsuit alleges United Airlines Holdings Inc. violated the terms of receiving $5 billion in federal virus support when it informed employees they’ll be required to take 20 days of unpaid leave.

The proposed class action filed in federal court in Illinois says that by forcing management and administration employees to take 20 days of unpaid leave from May 16 to Sept. 30, United is in breach of its contract with the U.S. Treasury Department that secured funding to keep workers on the company’s payroll.

United informed these non-union employees of the leave mandates May 4 by saying those ...