California meal rest break laws Archives

Washington state agrees to dismiss meal/rest break appeal

9 August 2022

The state of Washington agreed last week to dismiss an appeal of a decision that found the state’s truck driver meal and rest break (MRB) rules are preempted by federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations.

The appeal was filed in December 2020 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a month after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration decided in support of a petition filed by the Washington Trucking Associations (WTA) that FMCSA’s driver work rules preempt Washington...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/washington-state-agrees-to-dismiss-mealrest-break-appeal

Buttigieg: Raising gas tax ‘on the table’ to pay for infrastructure

21 January 2021

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg acknowledged on Thursday that raising the federal gas tax will be one of the options to fund “major investments” needed for highway infrastructure.

“I think all options need to be on the table,” Buttigieg said during his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate’s Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

“The current state of the highway trust fund [HTF] is that there’s more going out than coming in, and up until now...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/buttigieg-raising-gas-tax-on-the-table-to-pay-for-infrastructure

Appeals court upholds FMCSA preemption over California meal/rest breaks

15 January 2021

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has upheld a determination by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that California cannot enforce state meal and rest break (MRB) rules that conflict with federal hours-of-service regulations.

The FMCSA’s determination, made in December 2018, granted petitions submitted by the American Trucking Associations and the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association and was quickly appealed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters...

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The Daily Dash: Teamsters push for delay in California meal and rest break lawsuit

12 November 2020

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the Teamsters see a Joe Biden election victory as a pathway to ending California’s meal and rest-break rules. Plus, Alibaba is expanding its third-party logistics footprint and it has repercussions for Amazon, and Daimler Trucks launches a new division dedicated to connectivity.

Not so fast

The Teamsters have asked a federal court to delay oral arguments over whether California can dictate work rules...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-daily-dash-teamsters-push-for-delay-in-california-meal-and-rest-break-lawsuit

Biden win prompts delay request in California rest-break lawsuit

10 November 2020

Now that Joe Biden has been named the U.S. president-elect, there is a “very likely” chance his administration will reverse a Trump administration ruling governing California’s meal and rest-break (MLB) laws, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Given that likelihood, the Teamsters argue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit should delay oral arguments that are scheduled for next Monday because the case could be moot shortly after Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20.

“In...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biden-win-prompts-delay-request-in-california-rest-break-lawsuit