For the past 20 years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has utilized a “New Entrant Safety Assurance Program” under 49 CFR Part 385, Subpart D for motor carriers receiving USDOT numbers for the first...more
On January 15, 2019, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, 528 U.S. __, that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) does not apply to disputes involving contracts of employment of certain...more
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