New Jersey court ruling victory for employers seeking to compel arbitration

The ability of employers in the transportation sector to take a dispute with an employee to arbitration received a significant win in a New Jersey court last week.

The decision, which comes as others recently favored an employee’s ability to go to court with a dispute rather than arbitration, was described by one legal analyst as “a welcome development for New Jersey employers.”

The decision “is perhaps a sign of things to come for businesses across the country,” James Sullivan, from the law firm...

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The Daily Dash: Knight-Swift Q2 earnings; TuSimple revenues; and settling a New Prime driver misclassification suit

Knight Swift earnings

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, reports suggest that autonomous truck startup TuSimple is not meeting revenue projections, Knight-Swift continues a trend of better-than-expected second-quarter earnings results, a long-running court battle concludes, and how innovative fleets are benefiting from open technology platforms.

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Autonomous truck startup TuSimple is not meeting its revenue projections, according to a...

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Landmark driver classification case against New Prime ending with $28 million settlement

Lawsuits against New Prime over the issue of contractor vs. employee status are about to be brought to a close with a $28 million settlement.

Two class action lawsuits against New Prime over the issue of driver classification and the company’s pay practices toward workers it deems as independent contracts will be the basis of that settlement that the parties have agreed to, according to a July 20 filing in Federal District Court in Massachusetts. 

The more well-known of the two cases is that...

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