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ruling was based in part on factors relating to economics.
No decisions relating to labor law had been issued by midMay, when Intermodal Insights went to press. No immediate
agency rulings are expected, said
Feary, who believes it will be late in
2017 before any Department of Labor
regulatory actions are taken.
"I'm hoping for a better
environment," said Mark Hunt, a
trucking attorney at King & Ballow,
while cautioning that "it may take a
while because a ship as big as the
federal government takes time to turn
around".
Hunt
Hunt said he believes the Trump
administration will change policies,
so that there are fewer attacks on the
independent contractor relationships.
He also said the president's directive
to get rid of two regulations for every
new one that is put in place will help.
"I don't know that the Trump
administration is going to be the
first wave of any meaningful relief,"
said Rich Plewacki, a transportation
attorney at Benesch, Friedlander,
Plewacki
Coplan & Aronoff. "Proposed legislation
that industry organizations are pressing hard for passage in
Congress very soon will be the impetus that starts tipping the
scale toward a more favorable industry environment as it relates
to worker classification."
Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) has championed that legislation,
which would block states from imposing labor laws or
regulations on motor carriers whose workers are subject to
federal Department of Transportation hours of service rules.
'Quagmire'
Hunt said he believes proposed legislative efforts on this
issue, such as Denham's, "don't have a lot of legs. These cases
already are a confusing environment, and I'm not sure Congress
would actually like to step into that quagmire."
Trump's election also should lead to a new stance on worker
classification at the Department of Labor, all three attorneys said.
Pro-labor rulings during President Obama's administration
will be targeted, Feary noted. Those rulings were designed to find
that workers were employees, rather than contractors, he added,
making it possible to conduct collective bargaining.
Also on the legislative and regulatory front, American
Trucking Associations is stepping up its attention to preserving
the contractor model, said Jeff Lang, CEO of drayage operator
Eagle Group and chairman of a newly formed ATA policy
committee to address that issue.
"The committee's goal will be to protect the independent
contractor model that has come under attack, especially at
the state level," Lang said. "That model works very well in the
intermodal space. It allows motor carriers such as ourselves to
gear up and down for capacity changes."
While there is uncertainty when and how congressional and
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President’s Message
IANA News
As Infrastructure Plan Excitement Builds, Payment Questions Are Still Prominent
Full Year 2017 Intermodal Business Volume Growth Is Projected
Maintenance & Repair Committee Focuses on Practical Steps to Aid Safety
Operations Committee Advances Chassis and Terminal Safety Efforts
Progress Achieved in Chassis Safety, More Work Ahead
Highlights from IANA's Operations & Maintenance Business Meeting
3PLs Rely on Transportation Management Systems to Meet Customer, Company Information Requirements
Freight Report
Suppliers’ TMS Offer Flexibility, Visibility to Meet Unique Intermodal Requirements
Independent Contractor Status Could be Strengthened by Recent Developments
Government News
Intermodal Information Services News
International Intermodal News
People News
New Members
Intermodal Calendar
EXPO 2017 Education Sessions Descriptions
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Insights - May/June 2017 - Operations Committee Advances Chassis and Terminal Safety Efforts
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