Mealey's (March 15, 2021, 11:03 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 10 denied a petition by Southwest Airlines seeking permission to appeal a class certification order in a lawsuit by current and former Southwest Airlines Co. employees who allege that they were denied pay when they took short-term military leave while workers taking other types of short-term leave were still paid....