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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2022

DOT, DOL to Address Predatory Truck Leasing

“America’s truck drivers need and deserve fair leasing agreements, and this work will help ensure that leasing is above board," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the new Truck Leasing Task Force.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 21, 2022

Court Reinstates Trump-Era Independent Contractor Definition

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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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicMay 5, 2021

Labor Department Withdraws Independent Contractor Rule

In a widely expected move, the U.S. Department of Labor has withdrawn a rule published in the last days of the Trump administration that changed the definition of independent contractor.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 19, 2021

Labor Department Wants to Withdraw New Independent Contractor Definition

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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 23, 2020

Proposed Federal Rule Would Define Employee vs. Independent Contractor

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule that aims to clarify who’s an employee and who’s an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which could be good news for some trucking companies using owner-operators.

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Newsby David CullenJuly 26, 2019

Feds: No Need to Pay Truck Drivers for Off-Duty Time Spent in Sleeper Berth

The U.S. Department of Labor now holds that truck drivers need not be compensated for any time in which "drivers are relieved of all duties and permitted to sleep in a sleeper berth."

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