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Get updates and insights on the top trucking news from March 2022 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.
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The debate over who is and who isn’t an independent contractor continues, as a federal judge in Texas negates an early Biden administration action to undo a new Department of Labor definition.
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Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge has a few things to say about the latest federal and state developments trying to force independent contractors to be employees.
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In a widely expected move, the U.S. Department of Labor has withdrawn a rule published in the last days of the Trump administration that changed the definition of independent contractor.
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The ABC test raises its head on Capitol Hill: Sweeping federal labor legislation could threaten trucking's independent contractor model.
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In a widely expected move, the U.S. Department of Labor has proposed to withdraw a rule published in the last days of the Trump administration that changed the definition of independent contractor.
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A final rule clarifying the definition of independent contractor published Jan. 7 by the Department of Labor covers several issues specific to trucking – but there are questions as to whether it will actually take effect under the incoming Biden administration.
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One of the lawsuits challenging California’s controversial ABC test as it applies to the trucking industry, where it will widely disrupt the owner-operator model, suffered a setback in the California Court of Appeals.
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California voters approved Proposition 22, agreeing with the gig economy companies that the state’s strict ABC test set forth in last year’s controversial AB5 law should not apply to drivers such as those for Uber and Lyft. What does this mean for trucking?
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According to the American Truck Business Services’ (ATBS) Mid-Year Independent Contractor Benchmarks and Trends Report, while some aspects of trucking, such as mpg, have improved since June 2019, revenue has seen an overall drop in the past year.
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