Hirst v. Skywest Airlines, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ANDREA HIRST, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 15 C 02036 ) SKYWEST, INC., et al. Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. ) ) Defendants. ) ) CHERYL TAPP, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 15 C 11117 ) SKYWEST, INC., et al. Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. ) ) Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The plaintiffs in these two lawsuits filed their initial complaints in 2015.1 The plaintiffs all work or worked for Defendant SkyWest Airlines as flight attendants. In both cases, the plaintiffs challenge SkyWest Airline’s…