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Will California’s New Zero-Emission Truck Rule Zero-Out Owner-Operator Opportunities?

Last week the California Air Resource Board (“CARB”) adopted what it has heralded as a “first-in-the-world” rule requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel to electric zero-emission trucks starting in 2024. CARB anticipates that by 2030, nearly one in three new tractor-trailers in California will have zero emissions. This is likely the first of […]

Jul 2, 2020 , ACT Regulation, Advanced Clear Trucks Regulation, California, CARB, Motor Carriers, Owner-Operators Motor Carrier Rulemaking, News, The Cullen Law Firm, PLLC

California’s AB 5 Lawsuit Against Uber and Lyft: What it Means to Perform Work “That Is Outside the Usual Course of the Hiring Entity’s Business.”

One of the biggest challenges to assessing AB 5’s impact on the owner-operator model has been ambiguity about how it will be enforced by California. Particularly at issue is Part B of the ABC test codified by AB 5. An employer who wishes to treat their workers as independent contracts must be able to […]

Jun 12, 2020 , AB 5, ABC Test, California, Independent Contractors, Lyft, Owner-Operators, Uber News, The Cullen Law Firm, PLLC