As more states move toward legalizing marijuana, it remains off limits for...
In one of the first laws of its kind, Maine has enacted rules that forbid the state’s employers from firing employees or refusing job applicants for testing positive for marijuana use. Do these laws...
View ArticleResults of the Minnesota fatigue checklist blowback
392.3 violations issued appear to have reverted since the checklist was invalidated in federal court to how they were intended to be used, according to regulators and industry watchers: cases where...
View ArticleCase to protect owner-operator status in California heads to court
Earlier this month, a federal court in California heard oral arguments in the Western State Trucking Association’s lawsuit against a California Supreme Court ruling that WSTA says could effectively...
View ArticleOwner-operator status in question in California, carriers try to find...
The fix? Have previously single-truck operators leased to carriers obtain their own authority and become independent owner-operators and have carriers separate their trucking arms and brokerage arms.
View ArticleCalif. lawmakers could act on ruling that threatens owner-operators — but it...
One bill in the California General Assembly would offer relief to fleets and owner-operators by nullifying an April ruling by the California Supreme Court. The other, however, would make the court...
View ArticleFederal judge’s opinion presents a twist in California’s...
A new judgement in a federal district court interprets the strict ABC employee/contractor test as pre-empted by federal law when it comes to truck transportation, bucking an April ruling by the...
View ArticleThe California independent contractor crisis: Undermining the owner-operator
The next battle in what some view as a West Coast war on owner-operators has nothing to do with truck emissions. Instead, California’s labor law developments, predatory lease-purchase practices and...
View ArticleCalifornia court battles over independent contractor ‘ABC test’: One case...
The California Trucking Association's case against use of the problematic "ABC test" in determining appropriate independent contractor classification, has been stayed as of last week, pending the...
View ArticleOwner-operators face tough choices in California in wake of new contractor law
The California legislature last week stamped approval on a sweeping legislative package that could dramatically alter the landscape for leased and independent owner-operators in the state, likely...
View ArticleNew California laws require smog check for trucks, accelerate move away from...
Two bills signed into law last week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will further crack down on heavy-duty diesel trucks in the state. One law establishes “smog checks” for trucks to register and/or...
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