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Biden-era independent contractor classification rule under DOL review
New DOL guidance informs investigators to not follow the 2024 contractor classification rule for FLSA disputes while the department reviews the rulemaking. Also: Bill looks to ease veterans' transition to trucking; Arizona adds rest area truck parking info online.
May 9, 2025
Regulations
House committee passes resolution to repeal Biden DOL contractor rule
A resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s independent contractor rule faces a long road to repealing the current rule of law, but cleared its first hurdle Thursday.
March 21, 2024
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Workforce
'Truckers are tired' of regs' shifting sands: DOL rolls back contractor-classification rule
The new rule will take effect in 60 days, and returns to a “totality-of-the-circumstances analysis” that considers a worker’s “economic reality” through six factors. Some trucking groups took the opportunity to defend contractors' role in trucking.
January 9, 2024
Regulations
Trucking sounds off on DOL nominee over AB 5 role
As Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Julie Su played a role in helping pass and implement the state's AB5 law.
March 15, 2023
Workforce
Company drivers value job stability, income, benefits over other factors, ATRI study finds
A recent survey into drivers' classification motivations from the American Transportation Research Institute found that boosting healthcare and retirement benefits could result in better recruiting and retention efforts for fleets.
December 1, 2021
Regulations
California Trucking Association's AB 5 lawsuit still pending with Supreme Court
Despite reports, the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet decided whether it will hear CTA's case to determine if the FAAAA preempts the California law. The State of California still has a week to file a petition in the case before SCOTUS considers hearing it.
October 5, 2021
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