Ex-United Airlines Flight Attendant Sues for Allegedly Losing Job Over Mask Policy

A former United Airlines flight attendant says she lost her yearslong career over the company’s COVID-19 mask policy in place early in the pandemic, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Florida.

Sharolyn Stanley, 64, of Osceola County was forced to retire in 2021 because the airline’s mask policy created the “real threat” of getting fired or “turned in” by one of her co-workers for removing her mask to use a rescue inhaler for asthma, the lawsuit says.

The company welcomes employees and travelers to wear a face mask, but masking is no longer required.

Before the policy shifted from mandatory masking, Stanley says United Airlines denied her request for reasonable accommodation for asthma, a condition she was diagnosed with as a baby.

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