These are anxious days for in-house counsel and HR managers for airlines and other aviation entities. Consumer demand is rising, but Cares Act funding is running out in September, and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc. Although the C Suite will decide which layoffs to continue or make permanent, and who should be brought back or re-hired, it will fall to in-house counsel and HR to minimize the legal risks of these personnel decisions.… Read More
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Coronavirus and Airline Liability: Who’s Exposed?
By Mark E. McKinnon on
On March 11, 2020, an aircraft carrying an ill passenger landed at Palm Beach International Airport. Apparently, the passenger had been feeling bad for a while, and had been tested for coronavirus. A passenger on the plane was quoted as saying that the ill man’s wife:
was sitting in the same row as me and mentioned to others that he wasn’t feeling well.… Read More