If certiorari is denied, the injunction blocking AB5 from being implemented in the state will disappear immediately.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the California Trucking Association’s request to rehear the decision that lifted the injunction against California’s independent contractor law.
The injunction blocking AB 5 is still in place for now.
The California Trucking Association lawsuit was able to hold off the law in the state’s trucking industry for 16 months, but the injunction it won has been overturned.
The California Trucking Association is using the decision to support its AB5 appeal.
VW settlement money is helping fleets replace polluting vehicles with cleaner equipment, but so far most of the money is invested in diesel, not electrification.
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control is accused of failing to enforce environmental law.
Analysis concludes West Coast ports have lost 19.4% of market share since 2006.
California Air Resources Board is preparing a rule that would require fleets in California to purchase the electric trucks manufacturers are now required to sell.
Plus: California Trucking Association, CERES, release report on path to electrification
“With ongoing challenges posed by the coronavirus, there is real concern about these fees being assessed when there are equipment issues beyond the control of the shipper or motor carrier,” 67 trade associations told the Federal Maritime Commission.
“No decisions” on next steps after appeals court ruling on sleeper berth petition.
$54.6 million in back wages at stake for drivers in California.
PRO Act’s provisions mirror California law upending independent contractor status.
CRST, U.S. Xpress also support petition to review decision awarding $54.6 million to drivers.
Ben Thrower examines the issues surrounding California’s AB-5, which impacts truckers who are independent contractors.
California’s AB5 has caused significant disruption prior to the planned enforcement period. Has there been a measurable impact to the supply of carriers in the state?
As truckers wrestle with a new California law, AB5, that seeks to limit independent contractors, a trucking organization based in the state has filed a new challenge to a sweeping labor law that will affect them on Jan. 1.
The rule would require half of all new medium- and heavy duty truck sales sold in California by 2030 to be zero-emissions vehicles.
Backers seek to put ballot initiative to state voters with aim to redefine independent contractor drivers.
