Andrea Hirst v. Skywest, Inc.

Brennan, Circuit Judge.

In this case, a number of current and former flight attendants challenge an airline's compensation policy of paying for their work in the air but not on the ground. Plaintiffs-appellants ("the Flight Attendants") all work or worked for defendant-appellee SkyWest Airlines, Inc., an airline owned by co-defendant-appellee SkyWest, Inc. (collectively "SkyWest"). The Flight Attendants filed suit alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq . ("FLSA"), and various state and local wage laws, seeking to certify a class of similarly situated…