With the passage, executive signature, and immediate enactment of Assembly Bill 2257 (AB 2257), businesses must once again adapt to another drastic shift in the employee…
Author: Wayne Schooling
After writing for 10-4 Magazine since June of 1994 (26 years) and after 31 years in business, I have decided to take advantage of the COVID-19…
Would you believe that two airline cases just might affect truck transportation in California? The following is just another reason not to have trucking employees in…
DETERMINIG WHO EXACTLY IS AT FAULT Truckers have been complaining for years about taking a bad rap on accidents. Well, there just might be a light…
FINAL RULE ON HOURS OF SERVICE ISSUED. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued its long-awaited final rule on changes to driver hours-of-service (HOS)…
FMCSA Extends Emergency Declaration. FMCSA has extended its Expanded Emergency Declaration through May 15, 2020, allowing carriers and drivers providing direct assistance to the COVID-19 emergency…
A motor carrier’s USDOT number is used by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to track safety performance. All legal entities involved in interstate commerce…
This month there is so much going on that I feel like a mosquito in a nudist’s camp – I don’t know where to begin! Here…
For a little change of pace, if you ever wondered about ticket quotas, let me tell you that by our latest count, twenty states have explicit…
On November 20, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee not surprisingly approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis on a nationwide scale. The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and…
There has been much hype around the fact that a rule passed back in 2016 is finally coming into effect. Of course, I’m talking about the…
On September 18, 2019, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom (Democrat) signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) into law. Everyone thinks this law only deals with companies like…
I realize that many of you sole proprietors are always busy and have many duties, but your livelihood may have changed by the time you finish…
MORE FROM THE “SILLY” FILE. Hairstyles are now a protected category in California! On July 3, 2019, California’s Governor signed SB 188 which prohibits any discrimination…
PROPOSED HAIR DRUG TESTING RULES: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sent the proposed final rule to the White House Office of Management…