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  1. July 02, 2021

    Top Transportation Rulings Of 2021: Midyear Report

    A U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarifying the limits of specific personal jurisdiction for automakers and a spate of Ninth Circuit rulings concerning California workplace regulations and the scope of federal preemption are among the biggest court decisions of the first half of 2021 impacting the transportation industry.

  2. July 01, 2021

    5 Major Wage And Hour Rulings So Far In 2021

    From class actions to independent contractor classification to arbitration carveouts and local sick leave ordinances in Texas, the first half of 2021 was a busy period for wage and hour litigation. Here, Law360 reviews five of the top rulings.

  3. June 21, 2021

    No Full 9th Circ. Redo For Calif. Truckers' AB 5 Challenge

    The full Ninth Circuit will not rehear a split-panel decision that allowed enforcement of a California worker classification law on truckers after the majority found that federal law doesn't trump the state's higher standard.

  4. June 08, 2021

    Trucking Groups Back Full 9th Circ. Redo Of AB 5 Challenge

    Trucking groups have urged the full Ninth Circuit to revisit a split panel's recent finding that federal law doesn't trump California's heightened standard for legally classifying workers as independent contractors, saying subjecting commercial truckers to the state law would upend interstate commerce.

  5. May 27, 2021

    Full 9th Circ. Asked To Revisit Calif. Truckers' AB 5 Challenge

    The full Ninth Circuit should reconsider a split-panel decision to nix a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of a California worker classification law, a state truckers organization said, arguing the panel majority wrongly held that a federal law did not preempt the classification statute.

  6. May 24, 2021

    5 Recent Wage-Hour Appellate Rulings You May Have Missed

    From spelling out the limits of California’s A.B. 5 test for independent contractor classification to deciding whether boat crane operators count as “seamen,” appeals courts have been making important decisions about wage and hour law. Here are five opinions from recent months you may have missed.

  7. April 29, 2021

    Trucking Industry Braces After 9th Circ. Preemption Loss

    The trucking industry is girding for new legal clashes and compliance hurdles after the Ninth Circuit held federal law doesn't shield motor carriers from California's heightened legal standard for classifying workers as independent contractors.

  8. April 28, 2021

    Split 9th Circ. Unravels Calif. Truckers' AB 5 Injunction

    A split Ninth Circuit panel said Wednesday that federal law doesn't trump California's heightened standard for legally classifying workers as independent contractors, dealing a blow to commercial truckers who claimed the Golden State law would wreak havoc on operational and hiring practices.

  9. December 18, 2020

    The Biggest Transportation Rulings Of 2020

    Appellate courts handed down mixed rulings this year on whether gig-economy drivers are exempt from arbitration, and California courts issued decisions narrowing the scope of the federal government's preemption of certain regulations for airline and trucking workers. Here’s a look at some of the biggest rulings that impacted the transportation sector in 2020.

  10. November 12, 2020

    Calif. Truckers Cite Prop 22 In AB 5 Fight At 9th Circ.

    The California Trucking Association told the Ninth Circuit that the recent success of a California ballot measure that allows gig economy businesses to classify workers as independent contractors furthers its argument that the state's worker classification test is preempted by federal law.

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