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.

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

Updates from Scopelitis' International Transportation & Logistics Law team.

Updates from Scopelitis' Labor and Employment team.

Updates from Scopelitis' Labor and Employment team.

Updates from Scopelitis' Legislative Services team.

Updates from Scopelitis' International Transportation Law team.

More from Scopelitis on the Big Sky Scientific, LLC v. Idaho State Police case involving shipments of hemp that pass through their borders.

Scopelitis President & Managing Partner Greg Feary on independent contractor classification in Overdrive Magazine.

Updates from the Scopelitis International Transportation Law team. 

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.

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.

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 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.

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 Partner Braden Core in Commercial Carrier Journal on the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira.

Read more from Scopelitis on the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira.

Scopelitis Partner Braden Core in Heavy Duty Trucking eNews on the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira.

Scopelitis Partner Prasad Sharma in Transport Topics on the DRIVE-Safe Act and infrastructure. 

Pursuant to the statutory “publication” requirement under CA Labor Code §2810.4 a list of motor carriers that have outstanding California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement wage and hour liabilities has been published. Read more.