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AB 5
Government, Business

AB 5 Trucker Protest Leads Oakland Port to Close Terminals

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California’s third-busiest port, the Port of Oakland, shut down some of its gates and marine terminals for a third day July 20 as truckers protesting the AB 5 gig-work law that could take 70,000 drivers off the road blocked access to the operation.

Augusta Saraiva | Bloomberg News
July 20, 2022
Government, Business, TCA

Truckers Decry AB 5 Labor Law at Oakland Port

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Over 100 truck drivers showed up at the Port of Oakland in California on July 18, not to move cargo but to protest a state labor law they say could end their independence — and their livelihood.

Eliyahu Kamisher | Bay Area News Group
July 19, 2022
Government, Business

Trade Groups Ask Newsom to Delay Enforcement of AB 5

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More than 70 trade associations representing wide-ranging supply chain interests have sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom asking him to issue an executive order to temporarily pause enforcement of the state’s AB 5 contractor law.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 18, 2022
Government, Business, TCA

Truckers’ AB 5 Protest Fueled by Lack of Clarity

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Protests over California's AB 5 law could have a dramatic impact on the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland, where more than 70% of truckers are owner-operators.

Donna Littlejohn | Los Angeles Daily News
July 18, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Truckers Protest AB 5 Law at Three California Ports

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Truckers servicing the California port gateways of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland staged protests July 13 as state-level labor rules that change their employment status begin to go into effect, creating another potential choke point in stressed U.S. supply chains.

Augusta Saraiva and Ngai Yeung | Bloomberg News
July 13, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

California’s AB 5 Goes Into Effect, Leaves Questions for Carriers, Owner-Operators

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Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a challenge to a controversial California law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees, carriers and independent contractors could soon be thrust into an uncertain business environment.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 7, 2022
Government, Business

Supreme Court Declines to Hear California AB 5 Contractor Law Appeal

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The U.S. Supreme Court announced on June 30 it has declined to hear an appeal of a California state law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 30, 2022
Government, Business

Gig Work Vote in Massachusetts Blocked by Court

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A Massachusetts ballot initiative bankrolled by Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., and DoorDash Inc. to cement their workers’ status as independent contractors will not move forward, the state’s Supreme Judicial Court ruled.

Erin Mulvaney | Bloomberg News
June 14, 2022
Government, Business

CTA Calls Request to Deny High Court Consideration of AB 5 'Head-Scratchingly Wrong'

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The California Trucking Association in a legal brief described as “head-scratchingly wrong” the U.S. solicitor general’s recommendation that the U.S. Supreme Court decline to hear an appeal of a state law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 8, 2022
Government, Business

Solicitor General Recommends Against High Court Consideration of AB 5 Case

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The federal government’s representative before the U.S. Supreme Court is recommending that the high court deny review of the California Trucking Association’s legal challenge of a California law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as carrier employees.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 24, 2022

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