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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear CA Trucking’s AB 5 Case

July 6, 2022 7:41 amJuly 6, 2022 10:42 am

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the California Trucking Association’s petition in the case regarding California’s Assembly Bill 5 independent contractor law. The decision could force California’s 70,000 independent truck owner-operators to stop driving in the state, which...

Trucking Leaders Urge Governor Newsom To Declare State of Emergency Over Port Backlog Crisis

October 21, 2021 6:08 pm

Trucking industry leaders urged California to declare the port backlog crisis a State of Emergency on Thursday in order to get regulatory relief for the trucking and shipping industries, as well as assist in ending the backlog sooner. Action from...

Truckers Petition U.S. Supreme Court To Reverse Appellate Court Decision, Remain Exempt From AB 5 Law

August 10, 2021 11:10 amAugust 12, 2021 2:20 pm

The California Trucking Association (CTA) announced Monday that they had filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to go over California’s AB 5 contractor law and argue that they should remain exempt due to federal protections. Assembly Bill 5,...

Truckers Request Appellate Court Rehearing Over AB 5 Ruling

May 6, 2021 11:14 amMarch 22, 2022 11:39 am

The California Trucking Association announced on Wednesday that they are requesting a rehearing over last weeks Appellate Court ruling over having truckers no longer being exempt from the AB 5 worker classification law. Press play to hear a narrated version...

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Truckers Are No Longer Exempt From AB 5

April 29, 2021 11:00 amMarch 17, 2022 8:37 pm

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that truckers would no longer be exempt from the state’s AB 5 worker classification law, forcing many to become employees rather than independent contractors. Press play to hear a...

Second Lawsuit Filed Against Independent Contractor Reclassification Law AB 5

December 18, 2019 8:11 pmDecember 26, 2019 8:57 am

AB 5, the bill passed earlier this year that makes it harder for companies to retain independent contractors, has now had a second lawsuit filed against it. A second lawsuit against AG Becerra The Pacific Legal Foundation, on behalf of...