Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Federal Criminal Aviation Cases From 2021
Construction Webinar Series: The Infrastructure Bill’s Impact on DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
What Does the Infrastructure & Investment Act Mean for U.S. DOT’s Build America Bureau? A Conversation with Executive Director Dr. Morteza Farajian
DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: What Large and Small Construction Contractors Need to Know
JONES DAY PRESENTS® AV 4.0 and the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
[WEBINAR] Laying the Foundation for Maximizing Benefits Around Emerging Technologies
[WEBINAR] Automated Vehicle Pilot Project Risks and Smart Infrastructure
Straight Talks: Autonomous regulations around the world
Dr. John A.C. Cartner, Evaluates USMMA Advisory Board Report and DOT Sec. Foxx’s Response
PennDOT to Increase Number of Pennsylvania Bridges with Weight Restrictions
On April 28, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America’s Truck Drivers,” reinstating enforcement of English language proficiency (ELP) requirements for CDL...more
Recently, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced its intention to implement 52 deregulatory actions across the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and National Highway...more
Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to begin enforcement of English language proficiency (ELP)...more
This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a slew of proposed rule changes—18 in all—designed to streamline operations, reduce unnecessary paperwork, and align regulations with modern...more
Recent headlines about President Trump’s Executive Order on “Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America’s Truck Drivers” (“EO”) raised questions across the trucking industry and in the media....more
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay certain employees one-and-a-half times their regular rate of pay for any hours they work over 40 in a workweek. There are, however, several exemptions from the...more
The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) recent notice on the use of cannabidiol (CBD) products serves as a warning to employees in DOT-defined safety-sensitive positions. While the DOT has always had clear regulations...more
Pre-employment and post-accident drug testing have been challenged in courts in almost every state where medical marijuana has been legalized. These differing state laws create uncertainty for enforcing a drug-free workplace,...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM”) on Thursday, September 27, 2018, to address broker and freight forwarder financial responsibility...more
The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently added four drugs at the heart of the nation's opioid epidemic to its drug testing panels: hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone and oxymorphone—the central ingredients in such...more
Effective January 1, 2018, employers with employees subject to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s drug-testing regulations will face new and broader testing obligations based on a Final Rule issued in November 2017....more
On November 13, 2017, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it is amending its drug-testing program to require testing for synthetic opioids. The new DOT regulations now harmonize with the Department of Health...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 13, 2017, the Department of Transportation amended its drug testing program regulation which, among other things, adds certain semi-synthetic opioids to its drug testing panel. ...more