September 04, 2024
Two nonprofit groups threw support behind the U.S. Department of Labor in a New Mexico trucking company's lawsuit seeking to block the agency's new rule for classifying independent contractors, saying the regulations are key for ensuring employers don't cheat low-wage workers out of the pay and benefits they're owed.
September 03, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor urged a New Mexico federal court to throw out a trucking company's lawsuit that seeks to block the agency's new rule for classifying independent contractors, saying the company failed to show it is affected by the regulations.
August 05, 2024
A trucking company that regularly hires owner-operator truck drivers has urged a New Mexico federal judge to vacate a new U.S. Department of Labor rule for classifying independent contractors, arguing in a motion for summary judgment that the rule makes classifying workers more confusing.
April 26, 2024
A trucking company that hires owner-operators wants to stop the U.S. Department of Labor's new independent contractor rule from taking effect, saying it replaces a relatively simple test with an open-ended one that makes it unclear whether workers must be treated as employees, opening employers up to wage violations.