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Increased Limits on Denied Boarding Compensation, Domestic Baggage Liability Limits, and Civil Penalty Amounts

On May 27, 2015, DOT announced higher maximum limits on certain “Passenger Protections” and on civil penalty amounts that DOT may impose.  The new limits take effect on August 25, 2015.  The limits are reviewed every two years and are adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). 

This Final Rule will:

“USERRA” UPDATE – Government Contractors Beware!

Suppose you are in the business of supplying some type of services to a governmental entity under a government contract. You have recently competed against other contractors and won the right to perform a contract previously performed by an unrelated company who, in fact, is your competitor. Suppose further that your competitor had employed an individual who, at the time you undertook the contract, was away on military service.

Screen Test

In the June 2011 issue of Ramp Equipment News, Margaret Giugliano takes a look at the subject of passenger rights and asks whether the sector is approaching the passenger screening in the correct way.