May 03, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments before the California Supreme Court on the issue of the right of workers bringing a case under the state's Private Attorneys General Act to intervene in a separate matter. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in the Golden State.
March 21, 2024
SkyWest Airlines and a group of ex-pilots asked a California federal judge to approve a $650,000 settlement ending a suit accusing the airline of failing to pay minimum wage, saying the deal is a more than fair and reasonable resolution.
May 23, 2023
A California federal judge tossed the bulk of a former SkyWest Airlines pilot's suit Tuesday alleging the airline didn't give pilots meal and rest breaks as well as other wage violations, finding federal law preempts many of those claims.
January 04, 2023
A union representing SkyWest Airlines pilots can intervene in a former pilot's lawsuit alleging the airline didn't provide meal and rest breaks, a California federal judge ruled, saying the union and its members have an interest in the suit.
December 05, 2022
SkyWest Airline called on a California federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action brought by a pilot who alleges the company offers insufficient meal and rest breaks, arguing that federal regulations preempted California state worker protections.
December 01, 2022
SkyWest urged a California federal judge to deny class certification to a former pilot in his lawsuit accusing the airline of failing to provide pilots with full meal and rest breaks, saying that while there were over 2,000 potential members, none indicated they wanted in on the suit.
November 16, 2022
A union representing SkyWest Airlines pilots requested intervention in a former pilot's suit that alleged inadequate meal and rest breaks, arguing the labor organization must be part of the suit to "protect the interests of its membership."
September 09, 2021
A California federal judge tossed a former pilot's claim that SkyWest Airlines failed to pay required overtime, saying the pilot was not subject to the state's overtime law because his employment conditions were covered under a labor contract.