Labor/Employment,
Class Action
Feb. 18, 2025
Southwest settles military leave pay class action led by pilot
Southwest Airlines and 2,700 employees settled a class action over military leave pay. The agreement was filed just before a potential class decertification hearing. Financial details remain undisclosed.
Attorneys for Southwest Airlines and 2,700 current and former employees agreed in principle to settle a class action that has been pending since 2019 over claims the airline violated federal law by refusing to pay workers on short-term military leave. The airline argued that discovery showed discrepancies in the number of hours the pilots said they were on reserve military duty.
The notice of settlement was jointly filed by the parties on Thursday in San Francisco federal court tw...
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