Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines alleging ongoing violations of city and state sick leave laws.

The suit, filed Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court, also alleges the airline has failed to abide by a 2020 settlement agreement, which requires it to restore earned sick leave to Oakland ground crew employees and to comply with Oakland’s sick leave rules in the future, among other things.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.