Posted Friday September 19, 2014 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
A coalition groups, including the Teamsters, have brought a federal lawsuit against the DOT and FMCSA for not heeding ‘requirements’ to produce entry-level driver training rule
Posted Friday August 29, 2014 in Labour/HR/driver shortage
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled two classes of individuals working for FedEx Ground in California and Oregon were misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees.
Posted Wednesday August 06, 2014 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Yet another major U.S. court has ruled against a trucking company that it says misclassified drivers as contractors, who are rather employees of the carrier.
Posted Tuesday June 17, 2014 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Once again, a major court in North America has concluded independent contractors be considered employees due to the amount of control the carrier exhibited over the drivers’ day-to-day work.
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