Wilson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TREMAINE WILSON, et al., Case No. 19-cv-01491-VC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC., JUDGMENT; GRANTING IN PART

AND DENYING IN PART

Defendant. PLAINTIFFS’ PARTIAL MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Re: Dkt. Nos. 82,

Two California-based flight attendants filed this lawsuit against their former employer SkyWest Airlines claiming various violations of California law. The flight attendants bring three claims under the California Labor Code based on SkyWest’s alleged failure to provide meal breaks, rest breaks, and proper wage statements, as well as three derivative claims premised on those violations. SkyWest moved for summary judgment on all claims, and the plaintiffs moved for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability. Both motions are granted in part and denied in part. 1. Federal preemption. The plaintiffs’ meal and rest break claims are not preempted by either the Airline Deregulation Act or the Federal Aviation Act. This result is compelled by the Ninth Circuit’s decision…