Business Insurance Concerns: Action Over Cases
Action over cases have become increasingly common over the past two decades. These cases involve employees collecting worker’s compensation from their employer, and then suing a third party ... READ MORE
HAZMAT Basics: How Your Company Can Ensure Compliance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration uses Compliance Safety and Accountability scores to assess the safety of trucking companies and target the most at-risk companies for ... READ MORE
The Safety Steps for Trucking Companies and the Risk Impact
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was created in 2000 to reduce the number of crashes involving large trucks and tractor trailers. The FMCSA tackles this approach in a number ... READ MORE
Avoid Expensive Wage & Hour Litigation for Overtime Rates
The Fair Labor Standards Act sets national standards for wage and hour issues related to employees. The law empowers the Department of Labor to set eligibility standards for overtime pay as ... READ MORE
After A Year Of ELD Information, What to Expect Next?
Trucking regulators at the U.S. Department of Transportation have searched for better ways to enforce to hours of service requirements for quite some time. When electronic logging devices ... READ MORE
Bad News For Trucking Employment Contracts
Trucking companies got terrible news from the Supreme Court recently on the employment practices front. The Court invalidated the use of mandatory arbitration and waiver of class action ... READ MORE
The High Cost Of Misclassification of Workers-Truckers
High cost for Businesses Misclassification California continues its aggressive moves to protect truck drivers and crack down on misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The ... READ MORE
State & Federal Laws Differ On Employer Standards & Rules
Developments over the last few years in federal labor law have generated a lot of discussion and analysis. Regulations and decisions affecting joint employer liability and the definition of ... READ MORE