United Airlines has been court ordered to abstain from placing workers who requested a medical or religious exemption to their vaccine mandate on unpaid leave. The six employees who filed a lawsuit with a federal judge in Texas claimed that “unpaid leave is not a reasonable accommodation, but rather an adverse employment action.” United has been ordered to hold off on removing any worker requesting exemption from their payroll until October 26th.
See "United Airlines’ plan to put unvaccinated workers seeking exemption on leave is halted", Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, October 13, 2021