The firing came down to 30 minutes — and key accommodation records allegedly went missing
A former American Airlines employee is suing the carrier, alleging it labeled her approved FMLA leave as "timecard fraud" and fired her.
Mayra Bonilla, who worked as a Customer Service Agent at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, filed the lawsuit on February 9 in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She has named both American Airlines, Inc. and the Communications Workers of America union as defendants.
According to the filing, Bonilla suffered from severe anxiety and panic-related medical episodes that included shortness of breath, chest tightness, and dizziness. She notified her employer, requested accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and was approved for intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act — up to three hours per episode, for as many as twenty episodes a month.
She says she worked directly with the airline's ADA coordinator to discuss a clear procedure for handling acute episodes: when one struck, she would stabilize first, then coordinate with Scheduling and Timekeeping to ensure her protected time was properly coded. The responsibility for logging that time, she contends, fell on the company's timekeeping team — not on her.
Then came January 28, 2025. Bonilla alleges she had a severe episode while driving to work that morning. She used her approved FMLA time to recover, parked at the nearest terminal to...
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