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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA
* Washington - Teamsters Clash Over Owner-Operator Bill proposed in Washington state, would classify owner-operators as employees
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Olympia,WASH,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by Bill Mongelluzzo -Jan 25, 2012: -- The harbor trucking industry is clashing with the Teamsters union over a bill before the Washington state legislature that would classify owner-operators as employees rather than as independent contractors... The bill is similar to legislation introduced last year in California. That bill was placed in the “inactive file” last summer when it failed to progress, but since California legislation can continue on for two years, it could be resurrected at any time this year... Generally, the drayage truck driver classification issue is part of the Teamsters’ strategy to organize drivers at ports across the country. Unions can not organize independent contractors, but if truck drivers are classified as employees of harbor trucking companies, the Teamsters could legally organize the drivers... The Washington Trucking Association, which opposes classifying drayage truck drivers as employees, told a legislative committee Tuesday in Olympia, Wash., that the bill would violate federal preemption law...
* Kansas - Court Plans Hearing on YRC Worldwide Class Action Settlement
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Overland Park,KS,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Jan 23, 2012: -- Trucking giant would set up $6.5 million fund to settle ERISA lawsuit... The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas will hold a fairness hearing March 6 to determine whether the proposed settlement is “fair, reasonable and adequate” ... The lawsuit and settlement are part of the aftermath of the $4.3 billion trucking operator’s severe losses in the years prior to its restructuring last July... The class action lawsuit, recognized by the court in 2010, claimed YRC Worldwide violated federal law in its management of employee’s 401(k) retirement plans... The litigation alleged the carrier broke the law by allowing the plans to purchase and hold its stock at a time when it was “unsuitable and imprudent investment.” In the settlement, YRC Worldwide denied any wrongdoing but agreed to the proposed settlement to “eliminate the burden and expense of further litigation” ...Labels: trucking industry news USA
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