Executive Summary:
On March 30, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA), creating new wage and hour requirements for Virginia employers. Set to take effect July 1, 2021, the...more
While the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc., et al., ___ F.3d ____, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 5197 (9th Cir. Feb. 23, 2021), gave some wins to the airlines, air carriers employing...more
3/15/2021
/ Airline Employees ,
Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Class Action ,
Delta Airlines ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Non-Residents ,
Over-Time ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
United Airlines ,
Wage and Hour
Executive Summary: The Virginia General Assembly took a number of employee-favorable actions in its 2020 Session and its Reconvened Session in April 2020, which will require employers to revise their employment policies and...more
On October 11, 2019, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that Washington state’s paid sick leave law does not violate the Constitution or federal preemption law, thereby...more
10/18/2019
/ AFL-CIO ,
Airline Deregulation Act ,
Airline Employees ,
Aviation Industry ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Preemption ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
The United States Supreme Court recently denied petitions to consider two U.S. Court of Appeals decisions adversely affecting the airline industry. On June 24, 2019, the Justices declined to review a Seventh Circuit ruling...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently issued a decision which clarifies and expands the circumstances under which entities may be held liable as joint employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more