The State of Washington was granted a motion for summary judgment against a challenge to its Paid Sick Leave Law (WPSLL) brought by the airline industry. A federal district court in Washington rejected an industry association’s contentions that the law violated the Dormant Commerce Clause and was preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA). The court pointed out that Congress has explicitly permitted local laws ensuring employment benefits beyond those contemplated in federal statutes. Moreover, it noted that the WPSLL only applied to employees with strong ties to the state. Sick leave law. The WPSLL guarantees accrual of paid sick leave hours and prohibits employers from requesting medical verification of illness, disciplining employees for using their leave, and preventing employees from using leave in one-hour increments. In this lawsuit, the association representing airlines challenged WPSLL as applied to flight crew employees.
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