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Labor/Employment

Aug. 4, 2015

Drivers for trucking company misclassified, 2nd District rules

Truck drivers for Seacon Logix Inc. were employees, not independent contractors, and the cargo company forfeited its challenge of a damages award when it failed to raise the issue in trial court, the appellate court said.


By Andy Serbe


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Truck drivers for Seacon Logix Inc. were employees, not independent contractors, and
the cargo company forfeited its challenge of a lower court's damages award when it
failed to raise the issue in trial court, according to a published opinion Thursday.


The suit is one among a rash of legal battles in the trucking industry d...

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