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New Ballot Measure Targeting California's AB5 Gains Steam
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 3:52pm | 512Read More...A California measure that would allow app-based drivers to work independently while providing them with benefits has collected about one-third of the signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot, intensifying pressure against AB5, the controversial state law limiting the use of contract...
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AB5 May Be Especially Tough On Older Hispanic Drivers, Fleet Owner Says
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 3:48pm | 1023Read More...California's Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) has caused headaches for many owner-operators in the state for the past year. One Southern California-based fleet owner fears AB5's implementation could harm the livelihoods of California's older Hispanic trucker population in particular. FreightWaves reported...
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New Jersey's New Laws Put More Teeth In Driver Classification Cases
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 12:52pm | 1665Read More...As New Jersey's legislature readies another bill this year aimed at worker misclassification, a series of other newly signed laws that give the state greater investigatory and punitive powers poses an even larger risk to motor carriers hiring owner-operators to haul their freight, according to one...
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Handing Down Preliminary Injunction, Judge Says AB5 "Runs Off The Road'"
Friday, January 17, 2020 - 9:08am | 713Read More...The temporary injunction stopping AB5 from being enforced against the trucking sector in California has been "promoted" to a preliminary injunction. The move was largely expected after the outcome of a hearing Monday before Federal District Court Judge Roger Benitez in the case brought by the...
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Federal Judge Extends Temporary Injunction Against AB5 In California
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 8:57am | 556Read More...The temporary injunction that halted the implementation of AB5 in the California trucking market has been extended, according to multiple reports. In a hearing in San Diego on Monday, Federal District Court Judge Roger Benitez, who handed down the initial temporary restraining order on New Year's...
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Second Court Puts Big Hit On Imposing AB5 Against California Trucking Sector
Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 9:32am | 834Read More...Applying the restrictions of AB5 in California to the trucking industry runs afoul of federal law, according to a court case just handed down. That may read exactly like a story from last week. But it's a new development. On a day that saw New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo call for AB5-like legislation...
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Cuomo Hints At An AB5-Like Regulation For New York
Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 9:16am | 563Read More...New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested Wednesday that his state may become the latest to jump on what might be called the AB5 bandwagon. In his State of the State address, Cuomo spent a few moments talking about the "so-called gig economy." The word "truck" was not mentioned. But to the trucking...
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January Is The Monday Of The Year
Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 8:56am | 69Read More...Zach and Anthony discuss why January is so difficult to manage and why this one may be different for trucking; FMCSA and AB5 hangups; and give a economic and market update as well as projections. Image Sourced from Pixabay
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Drilling Deep: How Long Does Relief From AB5 Last In California?
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 11:50am | 188Read More...The "New Year's Eve surprise" may have been a first step toward getting the California trucking industry out from under the AB5 legislation that will have serious consequences for the independent owner operator model. Weston LaBar is the CEO of the Harbor Trucking Association, which represents the...
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Court Upholds Ruling That Walmart Pay California Drivers $54.6 Million For Layover Time
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 8:53am | 518Read More...A federal appeals court panel has upheld a lower court ruling that Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) must abide by a $54.6 million jury award compensating a group of California-based drivers for 10-hour end-of-shift layovers, rest breaks and inspections. In a ruling issued Jan. 6, the three-judge...
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AB5 Injunction Gets Its Next Day In Court On January 13, With Plaintiffs Confident
Monday, January 6, 2020 - 4:32pm | 1172Read More...The next step in sorting out the legal impact of a New Year's Eve surprise takes place Jan. 13 in a San Diego courtroom. It is on that day when Federal District Court Judge Roger Benitez will hear arguments whether to turn his temporary injunction blocking trucking industry enforcement of...
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Farm, Forest Product Exporters Applaud Stay Of AB 5 Truck Bill
Monday, January 6, 2020 - 9:15am | 383Read More...The Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) cheered the decision by a federal judge to stay the AB 5 law that would make it more difficult for truckers to work as independent owner-operators. In a case brought by the California Trucking Association (CTA), Judge Roger T. Benitez of the U.S....
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Breaking: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks AB5 Enforcement Against California Trucking
Thursday, January 2, 2020 - 9:18am | 739Read More...A federal judge has handed down a temporary restraining order blocking the Jan. 1 implementation of California's AB5 against motor carriers. AB5 is the law restricting the ability of independent operators — including truck drivers — to operate in the state. In a case brought by the California...
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Some California Truckers Exit State Before AB5 Labor Law Takes Effect
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 - 8:57am | 1328Read More...After 43 years in California, truck drivers Brian Gray and his wife, Karol, packed up their belongings and headed to Oklahoma in early December after news that the new sweeping labor law, AB5, was set to take effect on Jan. 1. "I once made a good living in California, but it's all gone," Brian...
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Teamsters, Port And Rail Drivers Defend AB5's Limits On Independent Contractors
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 9:00am | 1611Read More...Southern California port and rail drivers, along with union and labor advocates, pushed back against industry critics of a sweeping new labor law that seeks to limit the use of independent contractors. Last week the California Trucking Association (CTA) filed a legal challenge against the bill,...
