The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a jury award to nine Boston skycaps, holding that the federal Airline Deregulation Act pre-empts a Massachusetts tips law, as applied to airline curbside baggage handlers.
The 1st Circuit’s May 20 unanimous ruling in DiFiore v. American Airlines Inc. reversed a District of Massachusetts ruling that awarded $333,464 to the skycaps plus $310,752 for attorney fees based on the jury verdict. The original jury verdict was $325,000.
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