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Taylor Johnson Obtains Significant Appellate Ruling on FAAAA Preemption of Negligence Claims Against Broker
By John L. Marchione, Esq. On Thursday, April 13, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of transportation broker Landstar Ranger, Inc. (Landstar) and against an Aspen American Insurance Company (Aspen). The Court found that...
The NLRB Overrules Precedent on Gag Rules in Severance Agreements
By: Alyssa Milby, Esq. The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a pendulum-swinging decision on February 21, 2023, in McLaren Macomb (372 NLRB No. 58) overruling longstanding precedent to hold that employers may not offer employees severance...
Today the Department of Labor is Publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Independent Contractors
By: Bryan J. Nelson, Esq., Kristen MJ Johnson, Esq. and Alyssa Milby, Esq. It’s not the ABC test, but it’s complicated On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on independent contractors. There will be an...
J.W. Taylor & Kristen Johnson on the cover of Florida Truck News!
Congratulations to J.W. Taylor and Kristen Johnson for the prestigious honor of being on the cover of Florida Trucking Association's Summer 2022 Magazine! You can find the full magazine here: Florida Truck News
AB5 Enforcement and Trucking Updates from California’s Employment Development Department and the Department of Industrial Relations’ Labor Commissioner’s Office
By: Michael Mantovani, Esq. and Kristen MJ Johnson, Esq. The trucking industry continues to watch California carefully as the state’s labor offices prepare to begin enforcement of AB5, the law governing limitations on the hire of independent contractors. On August 24,...
Kristen Johnson on MadGaines Live – The basics of AB5 & Broker Liability
Brokering in the patchwork: Best practices to avoid liability for negligent selection
Originally published in CCJ on July 4, 2022. Republished with permission. All rights reserved. Bryan J. Nelson and John L. Marchione, contributors. United States Supreme Court on June 27 declined review of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Miller v. C.H....
Viewpoint: How a Supreme Court ruling will immediately affect California trucking
Originally published on Freightwaves July 1, 2022. Republished with permission. All rights reserved. John L. Marchione and Kristen M.J. Johnson The U.S. Supreme Court decision not to take up the case of the California Trucking Association v. Bonta lifts the stay of...
How to Easily Understand the California Misclassification Tests
Breaking Down Complex Law into Bite Sized Pieces On June 30, 2022, the United States Supreme Court declined to take up the Ninth Circuit’s decision in California Trucking Association v. Bonta, 996 F.3d 644 (9th Cir. 2021), setting the stage for California’s AB5 to...
JW Taylor and Kristen MJ Johnson selected as 2022 Super Lawyers
Two of our attorneys have been selected by Super Lawyers Magazine: congratulations J.W. Taylor and Kristen Johnson! JW Taylor has been selected to the 2022 Florida Super Lawyer List to which only 5% of attorneys are selected and Kristen Johnson has been selected to...
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