Case No. 00-19258-LBRUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada
December 6, 2000
Attorneys for NATIONAL AIRLINES, INC., Craig D. Hansen, Esq., Thomas J. Salerno, Esq., SQUIRE, SANDERS DEMPSEY L.L.P., Phoenix, Arizona
Local Counsel for NATIONAL AIRLINES, INC., James Shea, Esq., SHEA CARLYON, LTD, Las Vegas, Nevada
ORDER AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF PRE-PETITION WAGES, SALARIES AND COMMISSIONS, EMPLOYEE BUSINESS EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT, CONTRIBUTIONS TO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
LINDA B. RIEGLE, United States Bankruptcy Judge
UPON THE MOTION OF NATIONAL AIRLINES, INC., Debtor and Debtor-in-Possession in the above-captioned case (“National” or the “Debtor”), seeking the issuance and entry of an order authorizing the Debtor to to pay or honor the following obligations of National to its employees, even though such obligations may have accrued pre-petition: (i) wages, salaries, and commissions; (ii) reimbursable business expenses; (iii) vacation leave compensation; (iv) obligations under National’s various employee benefits programs; and (v) worker’s compensation premiums; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefore, it is,
Ordered, that the Motion be and hereby is approved in all respects; and it is further
Ordered, that the Debtor is, hereby authorized and empowered to pay to its employees (“Employees”) all wages, salaries, and commissions (including but not limited to holiday pay, sick pay, and contributions to deferred compensation plans, and all federal, state and local payroll-related taxes, deductions, and withholdings pertaining to the payments made pursuant to this Order) that have been earned and accrued by virtue of the services rendered by the Employees prior to the date of the filing of the Debtor’s chapter 11 petition (the “Filing Date”), provided that such accrued wage, salary, commission and other payments in the approximate amount of $1.37M; and it is further
ORDERED, that the Debtor hereby is authorized and directed to reimburse the Employees for all out-of-pocket business related expenses consisting of, inter alia, necessary and authorized travel, entertainment and training expenses that have been incurred on behalf of the Debtor in furtherance of the Debtor’s businesses and advanced by said Employees prior to the Filing Date in the approximate amount of $450,000; and it is further
ORDERED, that the Debtor is hereby authorized and directed to pay, or cause to be paid, to or for the benefit of the Employees, pre-Filing Date premiums, benefits, claims and contributions relating to the Debtors’ welfare benefit plans for group health, dental, vision, disability, salary continuation, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance.; and it is further
ORDERED, that the Debtor is hereby authorized and directed to implement and effect all payments of deductions from Employee’s wages and salaries for, or on behalf of, among other things retirement and 401-K fund payments and other wage and salary check-offs and deductions in accordance with Employee’s prior requests and instructions and the standard and ordinary practices of the Debtors; and it is further
ORDERED, that the Debtor is hereby authorized and directed to pay, in the ordinary course of its businesses and in accordance with its existing policies and practices, vacation pay that has accrued and becomes payable subsequent to the Filing date on account of services rendered to the Debtors, whether before or after such date; and it is further
ORDERED, that the Debtor is hereby authorized and directed to pay all worker’s compensation and related premiums and benefits which arose or accrued prior to the filing Date.