Flight Attendants Sue Continental Airlines

NEWARK (CN) - Continental Airlines cheats its flight attendants by paying them only "for hours worked when the employee is on the aircraft and the aircraft door is closed," workers say in a federal class action. They say it's particularly unfair because the airline requires them to show up 30 to 60 minutes before each flight, and doesn't pay them for time spent waiting on delayed flights.

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