California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the recently passed Assembly Bill 5 (“AB-5”) codifying the Dynamex decision relating to the classification of independent contractors/employees in California and further “clarifying the...more
9/27/2019
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Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Governor Newsom ,
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Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transportation Industry ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders
Since then, many in the trucking industry have been considering and evaluating alternative ways to maintain a mechanism of dispute resolution through arbitration on an individual basis so as to avoid class actions, collective...more
8/29/2019
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Class Action ,
Collective Actions ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
Recently, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed misclassification claims presented by an owner and his company holding that the Plaintiffs did not qualify as an ‘individual’ under Massachusetts...more
Worker classification and regulatory compliance issues have resulted in numerous, costly judgments and settlements in the transportation industry. With the year drawing to a close, and no end in sight as to the pressures on...more