Last Day To File Comments On Independent Contractor Rule | Go By Truck Global News
Today is the last day to comment on the U.S. Department of Labor's decision to withdraw a final rule regarding worker classification.
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Today is the last day to comment on the U.S. Department of Labor's decision to withdraw a final rule regarding worker classification.
One of the issues the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association will try to address in the 117th Congress is the repeal of the truck driver overtime exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act. The organization said it wants drivers to be paid for all of the time they spend on duty. OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh said repealing the exemption would benefit owner-operators as well as employee drivers. “For far too long, drivers have had to give their time away for nothing,” Pugh said. “That’s one of the biggest problems in the industry … but that’s become the norm. ...