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Supreme Court Declines Review in Guardian Flight, Leaving Intact Fifth Circuit Ruling That No Private Right of Action Exists to Enforce IDR Awards

As we explained previously, Guardian Flight arose out of efforts by air ambulance providers Guardian Flight and Med-Trans to collect payments awarded through the IDR process under the NSA. After ...
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In-flight Meal Periods For Security Officers Were Not Compensable, Fifth Circuit Holds

A security company did not violate the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when, under its meal-period policy, it automatically deducted an hour of pay from its security officers on certain flights, the ...
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11th Circuit Upholds Conviction For ICE Agent In ‘Upskirting’ Case On Flight From Texas To Florida

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today affirmed the conviction of Billy Olvera, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, for interfering with a flight ...
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Fifth Circuit issues mixed-bag ruling in case of flight attendant fired after sharing anti-abortion content

An anti-abortion advocate and abortion-rights advocates hold up signs during an anti-abortion rally in 2022. (Meg Potter/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File) (CN) — A Fifth Circuit panel Thursday ...