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.
In a widely expected move, the U.S. Department of Labor has withdrawn a rule published in the last days of the Trump administration that changed the definition of independent contractor.
An appeals court panel has reversed a lower court’s preliminary injunction protecting California’s trucking industry from the state’s onerous AB5 law – a law that many believe virtually eliminates the traditional trucking owner-operator model in the state.
The ABC test raises its head on Capitol Hill: Sweeping federal labor legislation could threaten trucking's independent contractor model.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Oral arguments in front of an appeals court raise concerns that trucking’s challenge to California’s controversial AB5 independent contractor legislation could face an uphill battle.
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