Federal Court Revives Injured Airline Worker's Claim of Retaliation

A federal appellate court revived an airline employee’s claim that he was terminated in retaliation for his pursuit of workers’ compensation benefits for a head injury. Erasto Román Mercado worked for Hyannis Air Services Inc., an airline company headquartered in Massachusetts that provides services in the Caribbean. In April 2017, Mercado suffered injuries when a cabin door suddenly unhinged and struck him in the head. Pilot Alberto Espinosa prepared an incident report to document the accident. Mercado later asked Hyannis for the incident report so he could seek med...