Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has enacted a law backed by the state trucking association to strengthen the trucking industry’s independent contractor model in the state.
April 7, 2025Independent Contractor News Updates
Iowa Law Aims to Strengthen Trucking Independent Contractors
Perspective: OOIDA Sides With Su on Independent Contractors
Few issues are of greater importance to our industry than the rights of independent truckers. Unfortunately, special interests are fully invested in taking those rights away.
August 6, 2024Thousands of Drivers File Arbitration Claims Against Amazon
NEW YORK — Thousands of delivery drivers filed legal claims against Amazon on June 11, alleging the company’s classification of them as independent contractors has led to unpaid wages.
June 11, 2024House Republicans Tell Julie Su to Step Down
House Republicans questioned Julie Su’s capacity to serve as acting labor secretary and criticized department rules regarding the status of independent contractors at a May 1 hearing.
May 13, 2024Capitol Hill Republicans Press Acting Labor Secretary Su
During a U.S. House subcommittee hearing with acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on April 17, a Republican lawmaker on the panel raised concerns about a federal employee classification rule.
April 18, 2024Questions Linger About Enforcement of California AB 5 Law
The California AB 5 independent contractor law is more than 4 years old, but how and to what extent it’s being enforced across the trucking industry remains an open question.
March 27, 2024GOP Lawmaker Calls for Contractor Rule Suspension
Rep. Kevin Kiley is among a contingent of lawmakers advancing a congressional maneuver that would pause enforcement of a federal employee classification rule that affects truck drivers.
March 21, 2024Getting Paid Now More Complex for NYC Food Delivery Workers
NEW YORK — New Yorkers place over 100 million food delivery orders each year via a very simple process: Press a few buttons on an app, and it’s in their hands in about 30 minutes.
March 8, 2024Louisiana Truckers Sue Over Independent Contractor Rule
The Louisiana Motor Transport Association has joined a suit filed by a trucking company against the U.S. Department of Labor over changes to the classification of independent contractors.
February 28, 2024New Rule Will Reclassify Independent Contractors as Employees
A new Department of Labor rule adopts an “economic factors” test for companies to follow to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee.
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