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Tag: independent contractor misclassification
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The undeclared war on owner-operators
Reclassification, hours of service rules, increased equipment costs and state and local regulations on idling, parking and noise are smothering the owner-operator, writes Greg Fulton.
July 30, 2013
Channel 19
What an exotic dancer-led lawsuit means to leased businesses
If you thought owner-operators and exotic dancers had nothing in common, think again. A recent $13 million case settlement reveals independent contractor classification issues similar in scope.
November 29, 2012
Channel 19
Some L.A. port truckers voting for union representation
Employee unions can be tools toward giving workers a stronger basis in decisions regarding their collective interests, just as small-business associations can help to give collective voice to small business interests. Where the line between the two is blurred, however, there may well be unintended consequences of legal moves in either or the other direction. […]
April 9, 2012
Channel 19
Heads-up on new partnership that could change the leasing game
This month in Overdrive, I examined a couple different alternatives to traditional leasing models carriers and their advisers are exploring for ways to avoid what some see as long-term growing challenges to the independent contractor business model. Two models in particular stand a chance to take hold in the future, one being the conversion of […]
November 17, 2011
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