California Trucking Industry Pushes Against Classification Test

The California trucking industry is pressing the argument that its drivers shouldn’t be subject to a standard that makes it more difficult to classify workers as contractors as opposed to employees.

• Ruling Impact: The trucking industry is among many employers pushing back against last year’s California Supreme Court ruling that bolstered the so-called “ABC” worker classification test. That test put the burden on employers to show workers qualify as contractors, a standard the trucking group and others say could hurt their business models.

• High Stakes: Trucking groups, led by the Western States Trucking Association, continue to argue the industry ...