Delta Bid for Consent Decree Fails After Paystub Deal Approval

Delta Air Lines Inc. failed to add a consent decree on the legality of its revised wage statements to a $15.9 million settlement with flight attendants who challenged the accuracy of its paystubs.

The airline’s request isn’t a “true consent decree” but actually “an uncontested attempt to secure forward-going peace for Delta,” the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Monday, nixing the proposal. Judge William H. Orrick separately approved the settlement itself last week.

The workers say Delta’s old wage statements didn’t accurately reflect all of the hours they worked or their pay rates. The deal ...