Transport Topics ( May 5, 2021)
California Trucking Association will appeal a court decision on the state’s independent contractor law that many in the industry deem unfavorable, CEO Shawn Yadon said May 3. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on April 28 rejected a lower court’s preliminary injunction that halted implementation of a new California law aimed at reclassifying independent contractors as employees. According to Yadon, CTA will now seek a review by the full appellate court. The group claims the law, known as Assembly Bill 5, will make it impossible to continue with the independent operator model in the state.
