Huntsman
Jayson Huntsman v. Southwest Airlines Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAYSON HUNTSMAN, Case No. 3:19-cv-00083-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTION FOR
v. PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF
CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., Re: Dkt. No. 219 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff Jayson Huntsman filed this action on behalf of himself and similarly situated Southwest employees alleging Southwest Airlines’ policy of refusing to provide paid leave for periods of short-term military leave violates USERRA because Southwest provides paid leave for other comparable short-term absences from work. After five years of litigation, the parties reached a class action settlement and now seek preliminary approval of the settlement. (Dkt. No. 219.1) Having considered the parties’ submissions, having had the benefit of oral argument on November 20, 2025, and having reviewed Plaintiff’s supplemental submission, the Court GRANTS preliminary approval of the class action settlement. BACKGROUND The Court…