Supreme Court Seeks U.S. Take on Trucker, Airline Disputes (1)

The U.S. Supreme Court asked the U.S. solicitor general to weigh in on a case involving truckers who want a carve-out from a law making it difficult to defend their independent contractor status in California, as well as an airline’s attempt to fend off the state’s wage and hour laws.

The justices Monday said that they want the federal government’s opinion on issues in both cases that could determine when federal law supersedes state laws seeking to govern job rights for workers in the transportation industry.

The California Trucking Association sought high court review of a U.S. Court of Appeals ...