Labor/Employment
Feb. 13, 2020
Judge denies Teamsters motion to lift AB 5 injunction
U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said the Teamsters failed to demonstrate how the preliminary injunction, which bars the state from automatically categorizing motor carriers as employees unless they pass a three-part “ABC” test, will “irreparably injure” the state or the labor union.
A Southern District court will not suspend a preliminary injunction on Assembly Bill 5 for truck drivers and was unconvinced by a Teamsters' argument that such a suspension is in the "public interest."
In an order filed on Monday, U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said the Teamsters failed to demonstrate how the preliminary injunction, which bars the state from ...
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