Legal
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Commentary: Court rules ADA inapplicable where employer believes applicant may develop impairment in future
Photo: Shutterstock R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel Employers may be well aware of the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in situations…
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Commentary: National Labor Relations Act further develops new approach to employer workplace rules
Source: Shutterstock R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel We have previously discussed the Boeing decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In that decision,…
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The numbers don’t lie: size of legal awards vs. trucking companies is soaring
Photo credit: Shutterstock.com/R. Classen by John Kingston, FreightWaves The data is in and it shows pretty clearly what everybody has assumed: In the Southeast at…
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Commentary: National Labor Relations Board further empowers employers to restrict union access to employer property
Photo: Shutterstock R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel In a recent Legal Comment article, we discussed how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) went back…
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News
“Nuclear verdict” kills 540 truck carrier
The company employed 540 drivers and was Camping World's primary delivery service for RVs
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American Shipper
Chinese billionaire charged with evading $1.8 billion in US import duties
Chinese billionaire Liu Zhongtian, former president of China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd., was indicted by federal court in Los Angeles for allegedly evading $1.8 billion antidumping…
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Asia-Pacific
Down Under Trucking: spate of horror crashes; law reform; commercial truck sales
Down Under Trucking: a weekly round-up of trucking news from Australia. The country has been struck by a spate of horrible crashes of trucks with…
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Legal issues
Pilot Flying J “Inside Girls” sentenced to community service
Senior U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier Jr. sentenced the final four women to be tried in the Pilot Flying J fraud case to probation…
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Asia-Pacific
Australian trucking industry welcomes review of Heavy Vehicle National Law
Australia’s Heavy Vehicle National Law has been heavily criticised for being too bureaucratic, prescriptive and generally difficult to work with. A major review has been…
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Inside FreightWaves
Kevin Martin named Chief Legal and Compliance Officer of FreightWaves
In addition to overseeing FreightWaves’ legal and compliance elements, Martin will serve as Market Expert for compliance and legal aspects of the freight industry
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