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California Governor Signs Law That Threatens Independent Contractor Status

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 18 signed Assembly Bill 5 into law, a measure that trucking interests in the state say will wipe out the ability to use owner-operators.

Lawsuit Challenging California Independent Contractor Rule Dismissed

A federal judge has thrown out one of two trucking association lawsuits challenging the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision last year restricting the use of independent contractors by transportation companies in the state.

Supreme Court Turndown Not the End of California Independent Contractor Battle

On March 18, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in a case involving the alleged misclassification of California owner-operator drivers as independent contractors rather than employees – but it's far from the end of the battle over employee misclassification in the state.

Trucking Group to Challenge California Supreme Court's Independent Contractor Ruling

The Western States Trucking Association plans to challenge a California Supreme Court ruling that it says will effectively end the use of trucking owner-operators in the state.