The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California recently ruled in an employment class action regarding misclassification of trucking industry owner-operators as independent contractors. The ruling is a win for...more
7/24/2019
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Class Action ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Independent Contractors ,
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preem ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Right to Control ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
In a matter of first impression before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals involving an issue left open by the Supreme Court of the United States, a Seventh Circuit panel issued an opinion on a key threshold question of...more
10/29/2018
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
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Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act