June 30, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday denied Virgin America's bid to review a Ninth Circuit decision finding California's break requirements are not preempted by federal law on the deregulation of airlines' prices, routes and services.
June 08, 2022
From city hall to the U.S. Supreme Court, state and local legislation affecting wage and hour law has been making its way through all three branches of government. Here, Law360 rounds up recent developments you may have missed.
June 07, 2022
Airplanes will be grounded and fares will rise if a Ninth Circuit decision requiring meal and rest breaks for flight attendants is allowed to stand, Virgin America Inc. told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, urging the justices to grant a review of the case despite the government's pushback.
June 03, 2022
President Joe Biden's worker-friendly policies undoubtedly influenced amicus briefs the U.S. Justice Department filed in a pair of employment law cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, striking a delicate balance between legal argument and policy enactment, experts told Law360.
May 24, 2022
The U.S. solicitor general told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that federal regulations don't preempt California meal and rest break law, arguing there is no need to review a Ninth Circuit decision ordering Virgin America to follow Golden State law.
January 03, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has already agreed to hear three wage and hour cases this term, and 2022 opens with several more petitions for certiorari jockeying for the justices' attention. From federal preemption of state laws to arbitration agreements, here are seven to watch.
December 22, 2021
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarifying the limits of specific personal jurisdiction for automakers, appellate decisions hampering ride-share and ride-hail drivers' efforts to pursue class actions, and shielding California workplace regulations from federal preemption are among the year's biggest court decisions impacting the transportation industry. Here, Law360 looks back at a few notable transportation-related rulings of 2021.
November 15, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court asked the solicitor general on Monday to share her views in Virgin America's bid to reevaluate a Ninth Circuit decision mandating airlines follow California meal and rest break laws.
October 07, 2021
Virgin America Inc. continued its effort to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to reevaluate a Ninth Circuit ruling requiring airlines to follow California meal and rest breaks laws, saying providing flight attendants with breaks under state laws is financially unfeasible.
September 22, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court should deny Virgin America Inc.'s bid to review whether a federal law regarding deregulation of airlines' prices, routes and services preempts California break requirements, flight attendants argued in a brief Wednesday, saying the airline misinterpreted the appellate ruling.