February 25, 2025
San Francisco lost its bid to escape an airline industry group's challenge to a healthcare ordinance Tuesday, with a California federal judge ruling that the city and county must face claims that the Healthy Airport Ordinance is preempted by three federal statutes.
April 05, 2022
A California federal judge ruled Tuesday that a San Francisco ordinance aimed at expanding airport workers' health care access is not preempted by federal law, rejecting a legal challenge from the trade group representing the largest U.S. airlines.
February 07, 2022
San Francisco officials and the major trade association for U.S. airlines have gone head-to-head in California federal court in a dispute over an ordinance aimed at expanding airport workers' health care access, with each side seeking to discredit the other's push for a pretrial win.