
任職超過25年的美國西南航空空服員帕特森,因對寵物毛髮皮屑嚴重過敏卻遭強迫在載有貓狗機艙工作,正式向法院提起身心障礙歧視訴訟。
美國西南航空資深空服員帕特森因對寵物毛髮皮屑嚴重過敏,指控航空公司未能提供合理協調並強迫其在載有貓狗機艙內工作,正式提起身心障礙歧視訴訟。
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西南航空自2018年起允許小型家養貓狗進入機艙搭乘。
美國西南航空(Southwest Airlines)一位對寵物毛髮皮屑會產生嚴重過敏不適的空服員,正向法院提起身心障礙歧視訴訟,控告航空公司未能對其過敏狀況提供合理協調,並強迫她在載有貓狗的機艙內工作。
根據《紐約郵報》報導,這位任職於該航空公司超過25年、居住於芝加哥的員工帕特森(Lisa Patterson)在訴狀中表示,自西南航空於2018年開始允許小型家養貓狗進入機艙搭乘後,她對寵物毛髮皮屑的過敏反應便成為嚴重問題。
在寵物政策實施約1年後,帕特森曾致函公司高層尋求協調方案,表示若在機艙內接觸到這些寵物,她將面臨「嚴重的疾病發作」。然而數個月後,主管回應無法提供任何協調,導致這名過敏的空服員在暴露於寵物環境中時出現「呼吸困難」等症狀。
訴狀中指出,雖然西南航空於2021年實施了針對過敏機組人員的協調機制,但對於過敏體質的空服人員而言,沒有一項選項是確實有利的。
西南航空表示,員工可以與其他機組人員交換勤務位置或航班以避開引發過敏的寵物,或者直接回家並放棄該班次薪水。然而,要讓其他員工交換機上工作位置相當困難,因為許多人不願與帕特森交換,且要找到完全沒有寵物的替代航班也同樣不易。此外,帕特森向主管提出將寵物移出其工作區域的建議也遭到了無視。
訴狀強調,由於航空公司未能妥善協調其過敏需求,導致帕特森不是損失了「相當數額的收入」,就是得在載有寵物的航班上工作時嚴重發病,必須尋求昂貴的醫療照護。帕特森認為西南航空未能針對其過敏提供合理協調已構成歧視,要求公司補償其因此損失的薪資、福利與資歷,並支付其律師費用。
報導並指出,截至新聞截稿前,西南航空並未對回應請求作出答覆。

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