5th Circuit Denies Rehearing, Still Remands Airline Worker ADEA Case In New Opinion

( December 16, 2025, 2:09 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Despite a three-judge Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel submitting a substitute opinion, rehearing will not be held for its ruling that a terminated United Airlines employee’s federal and state age discrimination claims are not precluded or preempted in a federal forum by the Railway Labor Act (RLA), as the final conclusion remained unchanged....