Labor/Employment
Apr. 3, 2019
Court rejects preeemption argument against Dynamex decision
A district judge ruled, in keeping with precedent, that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 does not preempt the controversial state high court decision which laid down a stringent, employee-presumptive test for independent contractors.
A federal judge has tossed out a trucking association's lawsuit claiming last year's pivotal Dynamex decision on contractors versus employees is preempted by federal law because it affects the pricing of their services.
Western States Trucking Association sued the state last July claiming the California Supreme Court's decision laying d...
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