Legal Opinion
Valencia v. SCIS Air Security Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 16, 2015No. B255199PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
The issue on appeal is a threshold one: whether Amanda Valencia’s (Valencia) claims that SCIS Air Security Corporation (SCIS) violated California meal and rest break laws and wage laws are preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (Pub.L. No. 95-504 (Oct. 24, 1978) 92 Stat. 1705; FADA). The trial court granted summary adjudication finding that Valencia’s claims are preempted and, based on that ruling, denied Valencia’s motion to certify certain classes. Because it is pure speculation and conjecture that requiring SCIS to provide meal and rest breaks…
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