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Knight-Swift Agrees to $100 Million Settlement in Misclassification Lawsuit

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit involving roughly 20,000 drivers over claims that the drivers were improperly classified as independent drivers.

California, Trucking Groups Battle Over Independent Contractor Definition in Court

The California attorney general’s office has fired back at legal challenges to a state Supreme Court ruling that may make it impossible for trucking companies to use independent contractor drivers in the state.

Supreme Court Rules Truck Owner-Operators Can't Be Forced into Arbitration

Trucking companies that use owner-operator independent contractors may not be able to rely on arbitration clauses to protect them from lawsuits in the wake of a new U.S. Supreme Court decision.

California Rules Against NFI in Driver Wage Lawsuit

The California Labor Commissioner ruled against NFI/California Cartage to the tune of $6 million for what it says was intentional misclassification of truck drivers as independent contractors to avoid paying a proper wage. NFI is appealing the decision.

California Posts List of Port Carriers with Unsettled Labor Violations

The California Labor Commissioner's Office has published a list of port trucking companies with unpaid final court judgements, tax assessments or tax liens as part of the state’s crackdown on what it views as unlawful employment practices at the ports.

ATA’s Manning Highlights Trucking Lobby’s Top 7 Priorities

Dave Manning, whose term as the 73rd chairman of the American Trucking Associations wraps up at the end of this month, outlined ATA’s top seven legislative and regulatory priorities as 2018 heads into 2019.

New California Law Holds Retailers Liable for Truck Driver Misclassification

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that aims to hold retailers partly accountable for working with trucking companies that have a record of labor violations.

Bill to Crack Down on Port Labor Violations Approved by California Legislature

A bill that would hold retailers liable for labor violations incurred by port trucking companies has been approved by the California state legislature.

California Truckers to Protest Anti-Independent Contractor Ruling

The Western States Trucking Association plans to protest a California Supreme Court ruling that would make it difficult – some say impossible – for companies to use independent contractor drivers.

Lawsuit Aims to Overturn California Ruling on Classifying Owner-Operators

The Western States Trucking Association has filed a suit in the United States Court for the Eastern District of California challenging the ruling by the California Supreme Court that is seen as effectively nulling the ability of trucking companies to use owner-operators in the state.