Tag: meal and rest breaks

Business

After exempting carriers from Calif. meal/rest break laws, Washington state could be next

FMCSA announced Tuesday that it is reviewing Washington state laws — as they pertain to trucking — that require employers to provide workers with a meal break of at least 30 minutes for every five-hour work period and a paid 10-minute rest break for every four-hour work period.

October 9, 2019

Business

Citing FMCSA policy change, court dismisses suit against U.S. Xpress over California break laws

A federal court in California has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of drivers against U.S. Xpress concerning the state’s meal and rest break laws, signaling a potential tide change in the lingering legal issue in the state.

May 6, 2019

Business

A small fleet v. the Teamsters

AB Trucking owner Bill Aboudi’s more than decade-long battle with union-inspired litigation and other efforts targeting his small fleet at the Port of Oakland: “I told the union, ‘I disagree with your assessment that all these guys actually want to be employees.'”

February 8, 2019

Business

ATA takes fight over California break laws to U.S. DOT

The American Trucking Assocations has turned its attention to the Dept. of Transportation in its quest to relieve carriers operating in Calif. from break laws.

October 2, 2018

Business

Penske settles with drivers in case over unpaid meal and rest breaks

Penske will pay 344 current and former drivers $15,000 each to settle the now 8-year-old case. The case produced a landmark ruling in 2014 regarding state-level laws regarding drivers’ pay and breaks, prompting concern from carriers about the potential for similar lawsuits.

February 21, 2017

Voices

Reader: Do I need to comply with California meal and rest break rules?

Short answer: California’s meal and rest break provisions are seeing some litigation after court precedent. Some employers in a defensive posture are requiring the breaks of their drivers, adding complexity on top of an already complex federal hours reg.

January 27, 2016

Channel 19

Driver voices raised against highway bill amendment to resolve state/federal legal conflicts

Protection of independent/small-fleet business freedom or “wage theft” from company drivers? A growing conflict over a highway-bill amendment as House-Senate conference gets under way.

November 16, 2015

Overdrive Radio

Podcast: Highway bill effort to resolve federal/state legal conflict over carrier services, driver wages

New court interpretations of the FAAAA introduce contradictions between federal and state law (particularly in CA) that challenge incentive-based compensation.

November 2, 2015