February 13, 2017
A California federal judge Monday granted US Airways an early exit from a class of fleet service agents' overtime claims against the airline under the Railway Labor Act exemption to federal labor law, reversing an earlier order denying the company such relief.
January 13, 2017
Counsel for US Airways asked a California federal judge at a hearing Friday to nix overtime claims brought by a certified class of fleet service agents, arguing that the Railway Labor Act, the unionized workers' collective bargaining agreement and their standing as airline employees all trigger exemptions to state labor laws.
April 04, 2014
A California federal judge on Friday certified a class of unionized US Airways Inc. fleet service agents who allege that the airline didn't pay overtime or provide breaks to them, despite the airline's argument that their claims were preempted by federal airline labor laws.
February 08, 2013
US Airways Inc. urged a California federal judge Friday to toss a class action alleging the airline didn't pay overtime or provide breaks to nearly 400 unionized fleet workers, arguing the workers signed a collective bargaining agreement, making their claims preempted by federal airline labor laws.