Cameron Roberts speaks with Trucks.com concerning Port Driver Misclassification Battle:
“Los Angeles is diving into the long-standing debate about how truck drivers are paid at the city’s giant port complex.
The Los Angeles city attorney and the Harbor Department are evaluating whether they have legal grounds to block companies “in violation of local, state, and federal laws, including labor and employment laws.”
It’s a thorny issue that has pitted drivers, the Teamsters’ union and motor carriers against each other in a debate over how truckers are paid as independent contractors.
Some drivers and the Teamsters say that trucking firms regularly misclassify drivers as contractors instead of employees. They believe the efforts will protect drivers by preventing repeated “bad actors” from doing business on port property.
Others think these attempts have the potential to compromise the fundamental independent contractor model and thereby business itself at the nation’s largest port…” Click Here to Read More
