The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Truckers’ California Meal and Rest Break Claims
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21
After a decade of ups and downs on the question of federal preemption, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMSCA”) decision to preempt California’s meal and rest break rules. The long-awaited decision in IBT v. FMCSA upholds the FMSCA’s December 2018 determination that drivers, who are involved in interstate commerce and subject to federal hours-of-service regulations, are exempt from California’s stringent meal and rest break rules...
By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP