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Lost in Translation: Trump Administration Overhauls Compliance Requirements for English Language Proficiency

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On April 28, 2025, President Donald Trump published an executive order (“EO”) requiring the secretary of transportation to overhaul the compliance process of certifying a commercial driver’s English proficiency. As set forth...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Federal Regulations Trump California’s Meal and Rest Break Rules For Short Haul Drivers Too

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Employers in the trucking industry have repeatedly tried to challenge the applicability of California’s stringent meal and rest break laws to their workers, in light of the practical difficulties of complying with those rules...more

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Ninth Circuit Green-Light’s FMCSA Decision to Preempt California Break Rules

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) determination that federal law preempts California’s meal and rest break requirements as to drivers of...more

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Keeping Pace with Truck Driver Drug and Alcohol Testing During COVID-19

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced on March 13, 2020, that, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, exemptions for some regulations were warranted for certain motor...more

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Compliance Reminder: U.S. Department of Transportation Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse For Commercial Drivers Takes Effect January...

Employers of drivers who hold commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) have been subject to U.S. Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing requirements for over twenty-five years....more

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