
What the federal government considers an independent contractor vs. an employee is once again changing based on the change in administration.
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What were the important trucking stories of 2024? Here's a rundown of the top 10 Heavy Duty Trucking news stories that attracted the most audience in 2024.
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Fleets can use digital tools to automate workflows and avoid overstepping control boundaries to protect truck drivers' independent contractor status. Find out how USA Truck used a custom driver app.
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A California federal judge on March 15 rejected trucking’s latest legal challenge to block the state’s enforcement of its Assembly Bill 5 law that severely restricts the use of independent contractors.
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Is that driver an employee or an owner-operator? Complex new rules from the U.S. Department of Labor set out a multi-factor approach to determining when a worker is an independent contractor.
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A southern California drayage company will have to make all its independent contractor drivers into union employees under a settlement of a longstanding labor dispute.
Read More →If you think California’s AB5 law won’t affect you because you don’t run in the state or don’t use owner-operators, you might be surprised.
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After an independent trucker protest brought the Port of Oakland to a crawl the week of July 18, the port responded with a lawsuit against protesters seeking to keep it from happening again.
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Motor carriers that use owner-operators in California are working to re-evaluate their operations in order to meet AB5's strict restrictions on the use of independent contractors.
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The Port of Oakland is back in business this week, after five days of protests against California’s AB5 law hampered and even forced the closure of port operations.
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