Wage And Hour Claims Can Stack Up Against Employers
Wage and Hour litigation continues to increase across most types of businesses in the United States. The number of cases filed in the US reached an all-time high in 2015. Unsurprisingly, ... READ MORE
Posted by Kevin Forbes
Details Missing In ELD Compliance For Carriers And Drivers
While successful court challenges have managed to block a number of high profile regulatory changes in recent months, a Chicago court upheld a major new rule facing the trucking industry at ... READ MORE
Posted by Kevin Forbes
MCS-90 Is Not Insurance... So What Is It?
The Federal Motor Carrier Act of 1980 placed a number of requirements on interstate truckers at the same time it led to widespread deregulation of the industry. One of these requirements ... READ MORE
Posted by Kevin Forbes
Small Motor Carriers: How to Stay Competitive in FMSA Compliance
The Food and Drug Administration’s new rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food starts to take effect in mere months for those carriers that do not qualify as small ... READ MORE
Posted by Jeffrey Forbes
Negotiate Contracts To Maximize Arbitration's Benefits
Business contracts often involve painstaking negotiations over contract clauses related to performance and price. Given the care and time spent on these major clauses, it can be relatively ... READ MORE
Posted by Jeffrey Forbes
Hauling Hazards: Learning From The Takata Truck Explosion
After a recent trucking accident led to an explosion that killed a woman, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered a trucking company to cease operations temporarily.
Posted by Jeffrey Forbes
NHTSA's Collision Avoidance Test: What Companies Learned
In June 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a field study on the use of collision avoidance systems in heavy vehicles. The report will help government agencies ... READ MORE
Posted by Jeffrey Forbes
The MCS-90 Endorsement (Explained In Less Than 5 Minutes)
Almost all personal and business automobile insurance policies exclude coverage for losses caused by pollutants. There is an exception in the case of materials necessary for the function of ... READ MORE
Posted by Jeffrey Forbes
Contractor or Employee? Know the Differences
Employers face difficult decisions when it comes times to classify borderline workers as employees or as independent contractors. At first, classifying someone as an independent contractor ... READ MORE
Posted by Jeffrey Forbes