On November 15, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order concerning the California Trucking Association’s (CTA) challenge to California’s independent contractor law, Assembly Bill (AB) 5. The Supreme...more
11/16/2021
/ ABC Test ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Associations ,
Trucking Industry
On January 15, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) did not apply to wage claims brought by an interstate truck driver, even though the plaintiff was classified as an...more
1/16/2019
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Motion to Compel ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Reaffirmation ,
SCOTUS ,
Trucking Industry
On October 6, 2015, Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court of the United States summarily denied the emergency stay application filed by the association plaintiffs in Home Care Association of America v. Weil. In the...more
10/9/2015
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Home Health Care ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Motion To Stay ,
Policy Statement ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour
Sonic-Calabasas A, Inc. v. Moreno, No. S174475, (October 17, 2013): As expected following the recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States interpreting the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the California Supreme...more