Owner-Operator Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Says Labor Department
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21
Today, one day before the end of President Trump’s Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an opinion letter that certain owner-operator drivers that provide services to a transportation and logistics company are independent contractors and not employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Owner-operator drivers have brought countless class and collective actions against transportation and logistics companies over the past decade, as reported in this blog....
By: Locke Lord LLP