1Newark, NJ – A former flight attendant’s lawsuit accusing United Airlines of disability discrimination, retaliation, and family leave violations will move forward after a federal judge denied the airline’s bid to throw out the case.

Plaintiff Samantha Naranjo , who worked for United from the late 1990s until her termination in June 2022, claims the airline unlawfully fired her after years of managing Crohn’s disease , a chronic illness that required intermittent medical leave. In her complaint, Naranjo alleges United violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, and the Family and Medical Leave Act by penalizing her for absences linked to her condition.

According to court filings, Naranjo had been on COVID-19 furlough from 2020 to 2021 b

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