News & Insights
- NLRB Issues New Rules to “Update” Union Representation Election Procedures
- FDA Issues DSCSA Annual Reporting Guidance for 3PLs
- ACA Employer Mandate will goes into effect on January 1, 2015
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Autumn 2014 Vol. 21 No. 4
- Favorable Preemption Ruling Provides Potential Defense to Misclassification Lawsuits
- State Unemployment Agencies Awarded Federal Funds to Combat Worker Misclassification
- Two Checks? Proceed with Caution…
- Self-Audits Offer Protection Against Reclassification
- California courts address class certification in indepenedent-contractor matters
- Ninth Circuit reverses lower court's finding that California's meal and rest break rules were preempted by the FAAAA
- Federal Maritime Commission Proposes New Rules Governing OTIs
- First Circuit Questions Whether FAAAA Preempts Massachusetts Wage Act
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Summer 2014 Vol. 21 No. 3
- Smartphones Spawn Thorny Issues in the Accident Setting
- Protection of Employees’ Social Media Activities on the Rise
- Telematics – Efficiency or Control?
- HOS Amendment Stalled; ELD Mandate on the Horizon
- Proposed rule eliminates distinction between paper and electronic documents
- The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to the CSA program
- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signs the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act
- New California Legislation - Paid Sick Leave Now Mandatory
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Scopelitis in the News: "Considerations in Negotiating Customer Contracts." September 2014, The Logistics Journal (TLJ)
Scopelitis Partner Nathaniel Saylor shares insight with TLJ on some common requests from shippers, provide commentary on how those requests might impact your business, and suggest strategies for blunting the impact of onerous contract provisions.
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Scopelitis in the News: "Legal Structure Considerations for Diverse Logistics Operations." July 2014, The Logistics Journal (TLJ)
Scopelitis Partners Nathaniel Saylor and Andy Light share insights with TLJ on whether clients should restructure their operations to separate various lines of business into different legal entities.
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Spring 2014 Vol.21 No. 2
- Which Regulations Apply to Carriers Utilizing Vehicles Weighing Less Than 10,001 lbs.?
- FMCSA Faces Court Challenges to Increased Broker Bond and CSA Program
- 62c Employee Expense Reimbursement Programs
- Broker and Freight Forwarder Authority Under MAP-21
- M&A Due Diligence: Unclaimed Property Liability Considerations
- FDA has published anticipated timelines for implementing the requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act
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Scopelitis in the News: "FMCSA’s Coercion Rule Provides Plenty of Cause for Concern." June 2014, The Logistics Journal (TLJ)
Scopelitis Partner Nathaniel Saylor shares insight with TLJ on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) publishing its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing regulations prohibiting coercion of drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
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The Logistics Journal
"Federal Preemption of State Law Claims Against Brokers," Transportation Intermediaries Association - N.Y. Commercial Goods Transportation Act Effective April 10
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Winter 2014 Vol. 21 No. 1
- Brokers and Freight Forwarders Rely on Federal Preemption
- Massachusetts Issues Rare Misclassification Decision Favorable to Transportation Industry
- The Dangers of Texting While Driving
- California Court Supports Insurance Chargebacks to Independent Contractors
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"Court Provides Roadmap to Avoid
Vicarious Liability for Motor Carrier
Conduct," Transportation Intermediaries Association, The Logistics Journal
- Motor Carrier Prevails on Minimum Wage Claims
- New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act Signed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo