On November 15, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order concerning the California Trucking Association’s (CTA) challenge to California’s independent contractor law, Assembly Bill (AB) 5. The Supreme...more
11/16/2021
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Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Associations ,
Trucking Industry
On January 16, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California entered an order granting a preliminary injunction requested by the California Trucking Association (CTA), which was represented by Ogletree...more
1/17/2020
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Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Motor Carriers ,
New Legislation ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Associations ,
Trucking Industry ,
Trucking Regulations ,
Wage and Hour
On January 13, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez left in place a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 5 as to motor carriers operating in California....more
1/14/2020
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Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Motor Carriers ,
Owner-Operators ,
Preemption ,
TRO ,
Trucking Industry
On January 29, 2019, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) does not preempt New Jersey’s ABC test for determining whether a worker is an...more