California Truckers Escape New Worker Status Test, For Now

California truckers won’t fall under the state’s worker-friendly test to determine who’s an employee, for now, after a federal judge placed a temporary halt to enforcement against the industry.

The temporary restraining order prevents the state from enforcing its new worker classification law, AB5, against the motor carrier industry.

The California Trucking Association has fought for a carve-out from the law and its “ABC test” that presumes workers are employees unless an employer can establish that workers meet the three prongs of the test. The association argued that the industry is exempt under federal law that governs drivers who engage ...