Labor/Employment
Mar. 16, 2020
California Department of Transportation overreached in new meal and rest break suit
The lawsuit challenges an order issued in January, which approved a petition by the American Bus Association asking the federal agency to make a break exemption for bus drivers.
The U.S. Department of Transportation overreached when it tried to exempt California bus drivers from state laws concerning meal and rest breaks, the state’s attorney general and labor commissioner alleged in court papers filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s authority to preempt state regulations “is limited to review of laws and regulations on commercial motor vehicle ...
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