Airlines For America v. City and County of San Francisco
Case Number:
22-15677
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Nature of Suit:
Companies
- Air Transport Association of America
- California State Association of Counties
- League of California Cities
Sectors & Industries:
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August 29, 2023
9th Circ. Revives Challenge To SF Healthy Airport Ordinance
A divided Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday revived an airline lobby's preemption challenge of a San Francisco ordinance expanding airport workers' health care benefits, saying the city acted as a regulator by invoking hefty civil penalties to coerce airlines to comply.
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April 21, 2023
SF Rips Airline Group's 9th Circ. Fight Over New Benefits Law
The city of San Francisco defended a local ordinance that sets minimum health insurance coverage standards for airport workers before the Ninth Circuit on Friday, arguing that a trade group's challenge "isn't about preemption, it's about, 'We don't like the benefits threshold now, so we're going to raise a preemption claim.'"
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January 05, 2023
Airline Trade Group Urges 9th Circ. To Ground Ordinance
An airline trade group urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a lower court's decision backing San Francisco's enforcement of an ordinance that sets minimum health insurance coverage standards for airport workers, arguing the statute is preempted by federal law because the local government acts as a regulator.