Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 30, 2021
Pilots’ late wages suit revived after change in Labor Code
In 2019, the Legislature amended the code to allow employees to directly sue employers for statutory penalties when they are not paid on time while they are employed.
Following changes the Legislature made to the Labor Code, pilots for Cathay Pacific Airways can revive their dismissed claims for late wage payments, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco dismissed the pilots' claims in 2018. He reasoned that Section 204 of the Labor Code, which governs how frequently employees must be pai...
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