The Ninth Circuit Puts Up Road Block to Motor Carrier Arguing that California Break Laws are Preempted by the FAAA Act, But Leaves Some Wiggle Room

By Sabrina Shadi and Vartan Madoyan on July 11, 2014 Posted in Meal and Rest Periods

On Wednesday, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision that, on its face, involved a technical preemption issue, but one that will have serious repercussions for those in the transportation industry operating in California. In plain terms, the question was whether California’s detailed meal and rest break requirements conflict with a … Continue Reading

Trucking Industry Gets Another “Break” From California Meal Period Rules: Federal Court Finds Route Drivers’ Break Claims Preempted By FAAAA

By Sabrina Shadi on February 24, 2012 Posted in FLSA, Wage and Hour

Following down the road paved late last year by the Ninth Circuit in Am. Trucking Ass’ns, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, (ATA II), 660 F.3rd 384 (2011), and the Southern District of California in Dilts v. Penske Logistics LLC (discussed here), Judge Jacqueline Nguyen in the Central District of California has dismissed a putative … Continue Reading

California Court Finds Meal and Rest Break Requirements Preempted

By Sabrina Shadi on October 31, 2011 Posted in FLSA, Meal and Rest Periods, Overtime Claims, Wage and Hour

Court Washes Out Meal and Rest Break Claims for Class of Whirlpool Drivers and Installers Tired of the stains those pesky meal and rest break requirements leave on your California operations? If your business is a motor carrier covered by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (“FAAA Act”), some power to help clean … Continue Reading