January 14, 2026
Baggage and cargo handlers can move forward as a collective in their suit claiming Southwest Airlines paid them twice a month instead of weekly, a New York federal magistrate judge ruled, finding that they were subject to a common policy that violated federal wage law.
June 06, 2025
Baggage and cargo handlers claiming Southwest Airlines paid them late told a New York federal court that they advanced enough evidence to show that the airline paid them all on the same schedule, urging the court to certify a collective.
May 13, 2025
A New York federal judge on Tuesday declined to reconsider its decision to keep standing a suit in which baggage and cargo handlers claimed Southwest Airlines paid them late, saying the airline is trying to introduce new, meritless arguments.