“The settlement here in Colorado is part of a nationwide effort by airlines to avoid coverage of state paid sick time laws,” he said. It’s part of a national fight, said Jared Make, with A Better Balance, an advocacy group that has helped to pass paid leave reforms nationwide. Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Working on the new Southwest Airlines check-in counter at Denver International Airport on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. But state lawmakers at the time declined to carve out the carriers, setting the stage for the legal battle to follow. Those days can be used not just for illness, but also for going to medical appointments, caring for a family member and getting care after suffering domestic abuse, sexual assault or criminal harassment.Ī state website still says that HFWA applies to “all employees” and “all employers” except for federal employees and some railroad employees.Īirlines tried to get themselves exempted back in 2020, when the law went through the state legislature, citing the special needs of operating a complex international travel business. The law says that employers have to provide six days of paid sick leave per year.
At the heart of the dispute was the question of whether the state’s new HFWA law should apply to Southwest.
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