I've just received word that the Vermont Human Relations Commission has issued its final ruling this afternoon and, while it found that Freedom/Mesa discriminated against Emily Gillette, Delta was not liable because of an "independent contractor" agreement with Freedom/Mesa. In short, despite the fact that Emily contracted with Delta, her ticket and all her documents said Delta, she had no knowledge of any relationship Delta had with Freedom/Mesa, and she had no control over the plane on which Delta stuck her, Delta will not be held responsible in any way by the Vermont Human Relations Commission for what was done to the Gillette family.

The Burlington Free Press article linked here and elsewhere earlier today has an important error, by the way. There is NO currently pending action against Delta other than this one from which Delta has just been released.

To my knowledge, Emily's lawyer and Emily have not yet decided their next move against Delta but this is a major setback and further evidence that Delta has learned nothing from these events. Delta has fought the Gillettes tooth and nail throughout this claim and no doubt will continue to do so.

Jake Marcus, J.D.

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