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Safety Equipment, Training for Contractors Doesn’t Endanger Status, DOL Says
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The U.S. Department of Labor has issued an opinion letter ruling that motor carriers can supply independent contractors safety equipment such as dash cams, speed limiters and driver monitoring systems, and also require that they take safety training without jeopardizing their independent contractor status.
January 20, 2021Documentation, Clarity Essential for Contractors, Experts Say
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Experts stressed the importance of documentation and clarity for companies that work with independent contractors during a session at the Women In Trucking Association’s annual conference.
November 12, 2020California Trucking Group Sues State Over Contractor Test
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The California Trucking Association and two independent owner-operators are suing California over the state’s test to determine if a driver is an employee or a contractor.
November 8, 2018California Worker Status Rule Gives Employers Cause for Concern
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Are you an employee, and do you get all the benefits that come with it? Many California businesses wonder what the answer might now be for their workforce. And many may not like the answer under a new test recently adopted by the state Supreme Court.
May 25, 2018FedEx Wins Connecticut Independent Contractor Appeals Court Case
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An appeals court has ruled that FedEx Ground Package System drivers working out of a terminal in Hartford, Connecticut, are independent contractors and not employees of the package carrier.
March 7, 2017Court Upholds Independent Contractor Status in Massachusetts Case
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A federal court ruled that Massachusetts courier drivers are independent contractors, turning away a bid by the state to classify the workers as employees.
July 9, 2015N.J. Reconsiders Independent-Contractor Bill
A bill opposed by the trucking industry to classify independent drayage operators and parcel delivery drivers as company employees has been reintroduced in the New Jersey Legislature.
April 21, 2014Independent Contractor Bill Reintroduced in N.J.
A bill opposed by the trucking industry to classify independent drayage operators and parcel delivery drivers as company employees has been reintroduced in the New Jersey Legislature.
April 15, 2014Drivers Win $2.2 Million in Calif. Contractor Status Case
A California state agency has ruled that seven drivers for Pacer International Inc. who challenged their status as independent contractors can collect $2.21 million.
April 7, 2014Cuomo Moves Deadline to Decide on N.Y. Independent Contractor Bill
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has used a legislative loophole to extend the time he has to consider a bill that would redefine trucking independent contractors under state law.
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