Transportation
May 8, 2014
Open season on trucking's independent contractors?
Both Gov. Jerry Brown and Labor Commissioner Julie Su have openly declared war on trucking industry companies that employ independent contractors to haul freight to and from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. By Ronald W. Novotny
Both Gov. Jerry Brown and Labor Commissioner Julie Su have openly declared war on trucking industry companies that employ independent contractors to haul freight to and from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. This has become particularly apparent in recent decisions issued by the Long Beach office of the state Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), which has almost uniformly rejected independent contractor agreements entered in...
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