Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Harms v. Hageland Aviation: OT Class Action Settlement

The pilots of Hageland Aviation Services, Inc. sued both Hageland Aviation and (later) three officer/shareholders for unpaid overtime compensation under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act.  Judge Peter Michalski certified a class, and entered summary judgment against defendants on their principal defenses - (1) preemption under the federal Airline Deregulation Act; and (2) exemption under AS 23.10.060(d)(19)(re “flight […]

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Filed under AWHA, Attorney fees, Class action

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Arbitration: Landau on Layoffs at Mat-Su School District

In May-June of 2006, the Matanuska-Susitna School District laid off 82 of its non-teaching, permanent annual employees,relying on budgetary grounds.  Arbitrator Robert Landau upheld the union’s grievance, holding that the layoff was not numerically limited, not keyed to budget cuts, contrary to past practice, etc.
Vince Speranza of Uniserv represented the union; Theresa Henneman of Holmes […]

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Filed under Arbitration