Full 9th Circ. Says Wash. Family Leave Law Not Preempted

By Linda Chiem (August 1, 2018, 9:07 PM EDT) -- The full Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that an Alaska Airlines flight attendant's fight to use accrued vacation days for family medical leave purposes, which is allowed under Washington state law, wasn't grounded in the interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement so it's not preempted by federal law....

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