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Air traffic controllers took 45-day ‘trauma leave’ after failures made Newark Airport chaos worse
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1:21Now PlayingThe Newark Liberty International Airport mess is being exacerbated by air traffic controllers who took “trauma leave” of up to 45 days to cope with the stress of equipment failures, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. NY Post reporter Georgia Worrell shares this story.
At least five air traffic controllers have taken the time off under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, CNN’s aviation correspondent reported.
The law was designed to allow federal employees who suffer a “traumatic injury” on the job to take time off to recover while receiving 100% pay.
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