Source: New York Post
A Southwest flight attendant who becomes “violently ill” from pet dander is suing the airline for disability discrimination, claiming it failed to accommodate her allergy by forcing her to work on flights with dogs and cats in the cabin. Lisa Patterson, a Chicago-based employee of the airline for over 25 years, said her hypersensitivity to pet dander became an issue after Southwest Airlines began allowing small domesticated cats and dogs aboard flights in 2018, according to a suit obtained by Paddle Your Own Kanoo. 5 A Chicago-based Southwest flight attendant who becomes “violently ill” from pet dander is suing her employer for failing to accommodate her pet allergy by forcing her to work on flights with dogs and cats in the cabin.
