Ninth Circuit Upholds FMCSA Preemption of California Meal and Rest Break Laws
By EsqSocial Corporation 18/01/21
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on January 15 upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMCSA”) determination that federal law preempted California’s meal and rest break rules (“MRB rules”), as applied to drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles who are subject to the FMCSA’s own rest break regulations. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 2785 v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, No. 18-73488 (2021). In 2011, the...
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