Virgin, Alaska Air Workers Win Nearly $31 Million in Wage Suit

Virgin America Inc. and Alaska Airlines Inc. flight attendants will receive almost $31 million after a federal district judge reevaluated the proper penalties in their wage-and-hour case following a trip to the Ninth Circuit.

Virgin and Alaska, both part of Alaska Air Group Inc., are on the hook for nearly $12.3 million in penalties under a California law that deputizes workers to recover for employment violations, the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Tuesday. That figure represents a significant 25% reduction from the pre-appeal award, but still less than the 75% reduction the airlines sought ...