Originally Posted by
aztimm
Exactly.
I'm always amused when I hear FA's say, "we're going illegal."
Illegal implies that a law is being broken. What law is broken if an FA works 5 minutes beyond what they are supposed to? Will someone be arrested?
Crew working hours and rest times are legally regulated in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 "Aeronautics and Space". So it is against the law, even if it is the sort of law you don't typically get arrested for when you break it.