One Member Story is All Too Familiar – Bye-Bye Golden State This is a story that I know resonates with many today concerning the influence of CARB regulations on many members that are 60 years or older. Several years ago I had the opportunity to meet a distant relative for the first time – an […]
ELLISON WILSON ADVOCACY, LLC GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS – LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY July 14, 2014 Department of Industrial Relations Office of Policy, Research, and Legislation (OPRL) Re: Clarification a Registration Requirements Under SB 854 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing on behalf of our client, the California Construction Trucking Association (“CCTA”) regarding information being disseminated by […]
New Tax, Registration, Regulations For Public Works Contractors California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently announced that they are establishing a new public works program to replace the Compliance Monitoring Unit and Labor Compliance Program requirements for bond-funded and other public works projects. The legislation became effective July 1st, of this year, it launched a […]
By Pat Whalen, Legal Counsel to CCTA A number of recent state law changes (legislation) and court cases in Sacramento have increased the potential exposure of trucking companies to liability for wage and hour claims, employee payment forms, and misclassifications of independent contractors.
Employers in California are increasingly coming under attack on just about all fronts; taxes, energy costs, and growing employment liability of mammoth proportions. On the page across (CTN Aug 2014), Pat Whalen, who is part of our legal counsel team drafted a memo to our employer members that I hope all of you take the […]
Here we are, embroiled in CARB’s late rule changes that have done nothing but to confuse and really aggravate many including me. I was hoping for the loan denial option to really help some of our folks that have not recovered from the great recession. Ha-ha! What a joke!! It’s going to be almost impossible […]
Requirements on trucks pulling 53 foot van styled trailers – enforcement could begin soon The U.S. EPA will be publishing in the Federal Register its approval for the California Air Resources Board to begin enforcement of its Heavy-Duty Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation or more commonly called the SmartWay rule.
Drayage carrier Pac Anchor utilized truck lease-purchase business model In another major set-back for California based motor carriers, the California Supreme Court issued a decision on July 28, 2014 affirming California’s Business and Professional Code § 17200 (“unfair competition law” or “UCL”) is not preempted by federal law. This decision is closely tied to the […]
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced on July 25, 2014 that Anne Ferro, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) intended to resign her position at the end of August.
CARB’s Proposed Plans to Implement Rule Changes Needs More Work The CCTA officially submitted its comments today to the California Air Resource Boards on its proposed language to implement board approved amendments. Instead of writing an article about our comments, we’re simply reposting the filed comments in their entirety. July 17, 2014 VIA E-MAIL Clerk […]
