Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (N.D. Ill.)

May 28, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC

An Illinois federal district court denied American Airlines’ motion to dismiss flight attendants’ Illinois Minimum Wage Law overtime claim, ruling that arguments about Railway Labor Act preemption were premature because the court lacked sufficient information to determine whether resolving the claim would require interpreting disputed collective bargaining agreement provisions negotiated by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants.

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