Ninth Circuit Decides Federal Law Preempts California Meal and Rest Break Rules
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/21
The anticipated decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Teamsters v. FMCSA dealing with federal preemption of California meal and rest breaks for motor carriers, highlighted in a previous Transportation Blog on Jan. 12, 2020,1 was more imminent than was suspected. In its decision issued on Jan. 15, 2021, the Ninth Circuit rejected the Teamsters challenge to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) authority and upheld the FMCSA's order that California's...
By: Holland & Knight LLP