PREEMPTION-THE PREEMPTIVE SCOPE OF THE AIRLINE DEREGULATION ACT AS AMENDED BY THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION PROGRAM: WRIGHT V. NORDAM GROUP, INC.

摘要

In wright V. Nordam Group, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma erred in holding that all state law whistleblower claims based on retaliation for raising safety concerns in the airline industry were completely preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA), as amended by the Whistleblower Protection Program (WPP) . By disregarding customary principles of interpretation of legislative intent, the district court has misinterpreted the purpose of the WPP and thereby denied many airline employees their right to redress under state law whistleblower protections.