Airline Skycaps Launch FLSA Suit Over Tips

Attached is a lawsuit recently filed on behalf of skycaps for United Airlines. The suit alleges that United's decision to start charging a $2 per bag fee for curbside check-in resulted in skycaps being deprived of tips they otherwise would have received. Since the skycaps apparently are paid on the "tip credit" system, federal law requires that they be allowed to keep all of their tips.