A 79-year-old former Delta Airlines flight attendant has filed a wrongful termination suit against the company alleging age discrimination in her firing. Gomez Llanos v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., filed in California Superior Court Nov. 15, claims Ida Gomez Llanos, who began working as a flight attendant for the airline in November 1962 and was terminated on June 6, 2019, faced age discrimination and a hostile work environment. Gomez Llanos was fired after allegations that she stole items from an aircraft for her personal use, spiked her coffee with alcohol, and failed to work at her designated position, including paying another flight attendant to work for her on an international flight, HR Dive reported.
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A 79-year-old former Delta Airlines flight attendant has filed a wrongful termination suit against the company alleging age discrimination in her firing. Gomez Llanos v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., filed in California Superior Court Nov. 15, claims Ida Gomez Llanos, who began working as a flight attendant for the airline in November 1962 and was terminated on June 6, 2019, faced age discrimination and a hostile work environment. Gomez Llanos was fired after allegations that she stole items from an aircraft for her personal use, spiked her coffee with alcohol, and failed to work at her designated position, including paying another flight attendant to work for her on an international flight, HR Dive reported.
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