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Southwest Airlines Hit With $100 Million Wage and Hour Lawsuit for Refusing to Pay Workers on a Weekly Basis
SHCAYSharp(SHCAY) GlobeNewswire News Room·2024-12-30 23:00

NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southwest Airlines claims that it has “Low fares and nothing to hide.” But it is hiding pervasive wage violations that harm hundreds of manual workers in New York State, including baggage and cargo handlers. Accordingly, manual workers denied the weekly paychecks to which they are entitled from Southwest Airlines in violation of an unambiguous New York state statute have filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages. Attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight f ...