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Verdicts

Dec. 13, 2008

Airline Worker Loses Claim For Meal and Rest Breaks

Citing federal exemption statutes, a judge has denied a Palm Springs airline ground worker's claims that she was deprived of her state-mandated meal and rest breaks.

By Noah Barron
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Citing federal exemption statutes, a judge has denied a Palm Springs airline ground worker's claims that she was deprived of her state-mandated meal and rest breaks.

Southern District Court Judge Dana M. Sabraw found that SkyWest Airlines had not violated California's wage laws because, as a transportation company, the carrier is entitled to special protections originally created by the Railway Labor Act,...

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