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A Mid-Flight Rest: How Will California Labor Laws Affect the Aviation Industry?
April 5, 2023By Jose Rodriguez-Lage
The ever-present tug-and-pull between the federal and state government was recently encapsulated in a dispute between flight attendants employed by Alaska Airlines, Inc., the successor to Virgin America, Inc. (“Virgin America”).[i]Under Section 512(a) of the California Labor Code, “[a]n employer shall not employ an employee for a work period of more than five hours per […]
