Scopelitis International News – April 2019
Updates from Scopelitis' International Transportation & Logistics Law team.
Law Alert: Western States Trucking Association's FAAAA Preemption Argument Dismissed by California District Court
On March 29, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California held that the FAAAA does not preempt the application of the Dynamex ABC Test to a motor carrier for purposes of determining whether owner-operators are considered employees under California’s Wage Orders. Read more on what this ruling means for the transportation industry.
The Transportation Brief®: A Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2019
In this issue:
• Illinois Supreme Court Ruling Sparks Increase in Biometric Privacy Litigation
• Federal Courts Split on Applicability of Federal Preemption in Negligent Hiring Claims
• Transporting Hemp Still Risky Business After 2018 Farm Bill
• Supreme Court Weighs in on Arbitration with Owner-Operators
• Canada’s New Federal Fuel Tax
• Spotlight on Scopelitis’ Emerging Tech Practice
• Scopelitis Attorneys on the Road
• Scopelitis For the Record
• Dispatches
Scopelitis International Newsletter - March 2019
Updates from Scopelitis' International Transportation & Logistics Law team.
Scopelitis Labor & Employment Newsletter - EEO-1 Reporting
Updates from Scopelitis' Labor and Employment team.
Scopelitis Labor & Employment Newsletter - March 2019
Updates from Scopelitis' Labor and Employment team.
Scopelitis Legislative Newsletter - March 2019
Updates from Scopelitis' Legislative Services team.
Scopelitis International Newsletter - February 2019
Updates from Scopelitis' International Transportation Law team.
Law Alert: Idaho and Other States Dig In Their Heels on Interstate Hemp Transportation
More from Scopelitis on the Big Sky Scientific, LLC v. Idaho State Police case involving shipments of hemp that pass through their borders.
Scopelitis in the News: "The California Independent Contractor Crisis: Undermining the Owner-Operator." Overdrive Magazine. February 4, 2019.
Scopelitis President & Managing Partner Greg Feary on independent contractor classification in Overdrive Magazine.
Scopelitis International Newsletter - January 2019
Updates from the Scopelitis International Transportation Law team.
Scopelitis in the News: "Arbitration Isn't Dead After New Prime, Law Firm Says, But States Will Be the Battleground." January 29, 2019. FreightWaves.
Scopelitis Partner Braden Core in FreightWaves on a series of decisions that have not clarified the legal status of whether an independent owner operator is an employee or an independent contractor.
Law Alert: NLRB Re-Focuses Its Independent Contractor Test
More on The National Labor Relations Board determination that van drivers franchised with SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., were properly classified as independent contractors rather than employees. Ion organizing or other concerted activity exists.
Law Alert: Unemployment Tax IC Status Decision Q.D.-A., Inc. v. Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development
The Indiana Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Q.D.-A., Inc. v. Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Read insight from Scopelitis attorneys.
Scopelitis in the News: "Feary & Cohen: Changes Might Affect Transportation Independent Contractors." Indiana Lawyer. January 23, 2019.
Scopelitis Partners Greg Feary and Shannon Cohen in Indiana Lawyer on a decision that may impact independent contractor relationships across the country, especially in the transportation industry.
The Transportation Brief®: A Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2019
In this issue:
• Non-Compete Agreement Considerations
• Per Diem Plan - Is Now the Time?
• U.S. EPA Enforcement of California Air Resources Board (CARB) Regulations Outside of California
• Plaintiffs' Bar Restless on Sleeper Berth Claims
• Beware Your State Minimum Wage Increases for 2019
• Spotlight on Scopelitis’ Employment Law Practice Area
• Scopelitis Attorneys on the Road
• Dispatches
Scopelitis in the News: "Supreme Court’s Ruling on Arbitration Narrow in Scope Despite Clear Ramifications." January 16, 2019. Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ).
Scopelitis Partner Braden Core in Commercial Carrier Journal on the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira.
Law Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Declares Owner-Operators Exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act
Read more from Scopelitis on the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira.
Scopelitis in the News: "Supreme Court Rules Truck Owner-Operators Can't Be Forced into Arbitration." January 15, 2019. Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) eNews.
Scopelitis Partner Braden Core in Heavy Duty Trucking eNews on the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira.
Scopelitis in the News: "Infrastructure, Trade Loom Large for Trucking in the New Year." January 4, 2019. Transport Topics.
Scopelitis Partner Prasad Sharma in Transport Topics on the DRIVE-Safe Act and infrastructure.
