December 15, 2022
Skycaps at Los Angeles International Airport can't move forward with age discrimination claims against their employer and union over the loss of seniority benefits, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday, saying federal labor law preempts the workers' allegations.
November 10, 2022
In the coming week, California attorneys should watch for oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit in a case exploring whether revoking a job offer because a job candidate objected to a loyalty oath for religious reasons was discriminatory. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
June 28, 2022
The Ninth Circuit should back a lower court's ruling that an age discrimination suit from a group of skycaps at Los Angeles International Airport is preempted by federal labor law, a union and employer told the appellate court.
April 21, 2022
A group of skycaps at Los Angeles International Airport urged the Ninth Circuit to flip a lower court's decision dismissing their age discrimination lawsuit against their employer and union, saying the suit is a state law case not preempted by federal law.