DENVER — Five pilots have reached a settlement with Frontier Airlines after suing in 2019 alleging the company discriminated against pregnant and lactating people, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Monday. The policies had also spurred U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges in 2018.
Terms of the settlement will make Frontier Airlines, a subsidiary of Frontier Group Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ULCC), one of the first to permit pilots to pump breastmilk in the cockpit during non-critical phases of flight, according to the ACLU. The lawsuit was filed by the ACLU, the ACLU of Colorado, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, and Towards Justice.
“Many companies purport to be family-friendly but fail to provide any support to employees who are pregnant or lactating. We’re so proud we could come to an agreement that will benefit pregnant and lactating workers now and into the future,” said Aditi Fruitwala, an attorney for the ACLU’s Center for Liberty, in a news release “This settlement should serve as a strong message to employers — especially airline employers — that reasonable accommodations such as those agreed to by Frontier are good for workers, good for families, good for business, and required by the law. We’re hopeful this will inspire more change and stronger protections for workers across the airline industry.”
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