February 02, 2021
The Ninth Circuit said Tuesday that United Airlines and Delta Air Lines can't escape allegations they shorted flight crews on pay and violated California's wage statement and timekeeping regulations, saying federal law doesn't bar the Golden State's rules from applying to interstate transportation workers like flight attendants and pilots.
December 18, 2020
Appellate courts handed down mixed rulings this year on whether gig-economy drivers are exempt from arbitration, and California courts issued decisions narrowing the scope of the federal government's preemption of certain regulations for airline and trucking workers. Here’s a look at some of the biggest rulings that impacted the transportation sector in 2020.
October 30, 2020
Two Ninth Circuit judges appeared skeptical Friday of United Airlines Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc.'s arguments that it's "too burdensome" to comply with California's labor code and wage statutes, saying there's no evidence that the state's pay stub and timekeeping rules at issue in a trio of proposed class actions conflict with other state laws.
August 21, 2020
United Airlines told the Ninth Circuit that federal law still trumps California's labor code and minimum wage laws for pilots and flight attendants who mostly work out of state, despite a recent state Supreme Court decision clarifying how the Golden State's rules apply to flight crews.
January 01, 2019
Wage-and-hour lawsuits challenging the independent-contractor classification of drivers in the commercial trucking, delivery and ride-hailing industries and lawsuits concerning arbitration and class action standards are among the court battles that transportation attorneys will keep their eye on in 2019.
July 13, 2018
The California Supreme Court on Thursday in a trio of suits against United Airlines and Delta Air Lines agreed to clarify how the state's minimum wage law and labor codes apply to certain situations involving pilots and flight attendants mostly working out of state.
May 14, 2018
The Ninth Circuit's recent request that the California Supreme Court clarify how far-reaching the Golden State's wage laws really are puts the airline industry on edge that it may face additional administrative burdens of complying with a patchwork of state wage-statement statutes, industry observers say.
May 09, 2018
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday asked the California Supreme Court to decide how the state's minimum wage law and labor codes apply to certain situations in a trio of wage suits pilots and flight attendants had filed against United Airlines and Delta.
March 16, 2018
A Ninth Circuit judge told United Airlines Inc. pilots and flight attendants Friday that courts have clashed on when California law applies in disputes like theirs alleging an employer's pay stubs fall short of state requirements, saying California's high court may need to weigh in.
October 17, 2017
United Airlines Inc. has asked the Ninth Circuit not to revive a class action brought by flight attendants claiming the airline did not provide accurate wage statements, insisting that the suit's California Labor Code claim cannot fly because most of the flight attendants worked outside of the Golden State.