The Chartwell Chronicles: Trucking
Case In Point: Recent Developments in Employment Law
In this era of driver and employee shortages, employers of all kinds - motor - carriers, freight intermediaries and shippers, should be aware of a byzantine array of federal statutes that could confer liability upon them,...more
With the effects of the ongoing pandemic and ever-changing economic conditions being felt throughout the transportation industry, our firm has recently seen an increase in claims by unpaid motor carriers against shippers and...more
California Senate Bill No. 1402 (the “Act”) was recently signed into law by Governor Brown, further entrenching motor carriers, brokers and shippers into the on-going California independent contractor (IC) vs. employee...more
• According to a California statute set to take effect in January 2019, ocean carriers, marine terminal operators (MTOs) and shippers engaging port drayage motor carriers (PDMCs) that default on obligations to pay employees...more
What’s Happening?: Potential Joint Liability for Drayage Carrier Customers - California retailers and shippers beware. In another move by California lawmakers to deter companies from classifying truck drivers as...more