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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

DOT Clarifies Position After States Permit Recreational Use of Marijuana

by Tressi L. Cordaro | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/11/2012

On December 3, 2012, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Director, Jim Swart, with the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, issued a letter responding to inquires about the impact to DOT regulations after the...more

New Jersey Bills Seek To Punish Misclassification Of Trucking Industry Employees

by Mark F. Kowal, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/14/2012

Two pending parallel bills (A1578 and S1450) seek to impose severe penalties on certain employers in the trucking industry that misclassify their trucking services employees as independent contractors. If signed into law, the...more

[TWIC] Identity Card is US Maritime Hobgoblin

by John A. C. Cartner on 2/17/2011

The identity card for US transportation workers has been an expensive disaster in technical and civil liberty terms, and has brought no discernible security benefits. The hobgoblin of little minds lies in dull and mindless...more