American Airlines workers at Newark's airport who claim in a lawsuit they've been shorted on overtime pay can't sue as a class, a federal appeals court ruled this week. The 3-judge panel's decision published Tuesday reversed a New Jersey judge's ruling that would have allowed the lawsuit to go forward and include all non-exempt hourly workers employed at Newark Liberty International since April 2014. Several employees filed the suit in 2016 and said American's timekeeping system automatically paid employees based on their schedules rather than on the hours they actually worked. They also alleged managers regularly refused to authorise overtime pay for work performed before and after scheduled shifts and during scheduled 30-minute lunch breaks. <br/>
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Japan Airlines said Thursday overseas members of its mileage program will be able to apply for free return tickets for domestic flights next summer, part of an effort to provide foreign travellers with a greater experience of Japan alongside the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The airline will offer 50,000 free return tickets for flights to select destinations between July 1 and Sept 30, with overseas members of JAL Mileage Bank eligible to apply from the end of February. The airline is collaborating on the campaign with the Japan Tourism Agency, the Japan National Tourism Organisation and Nomura Research Institute Ltd. "We hope this prompts overseas travellers to become 'fans of Japan,'" JAL said. <br/>