California Supreme Court
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Trucking
The Daily Dash: Missing driver medical exams; surging freight rates
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, driver medical exams may be missing, according to a watchdog. Plus, freight rates continue their surge and FMCSA…
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Legal issues
Commentary: AB-5 does more harm than good
Ben Thrower examines the issues surrounding California's AB-5, which impacts truckers who are independent contractors.
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Legal issues
AB5 passage upends California’s independent trucking model
Bill approved in state senate with no carve-out for owner-operators
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Legal issues
Trucking exemption still in question after AB 5 clears hurdle
California bill affecting owner-operators will die if not on governor's desk by September 13.
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Legal issues
Trucking seeks exemption in latest California contractor proposal
Potential for added employment costs for trucking companies down the road.
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Driver issues
Federal agency bolsters argument against organizing contract drivers
The NLRB overruled an Obama-era litmus test defining independent contractors, giving trucking companies’ defense against unions a boost along the way.
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Legal issues
Federal standards or state’s rights? Making sense of Denham and Dynamex
The trucking industry awaits rulings from the courts, and through legislation, regarding the status of drivers. How often will rest breaks take place, and will…
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Legal issues
What is the fallout from the Dynamex decision?
The court's opinion in Dynamex v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County has a lot of trucking companies in panic mode, scrambling to figure out how the…
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Legal issues
CA Supreme Court denies petition to rehear Dynamex opinion
The Court declined to provide guidance on whether the ABC test as a means of determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors under some…
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