A federal appeals court panel in San Francisco has rejected a lower court’s injunction and ruled that California Assembly Bill 5, also called the “gig worker” law, applies to the trucking industry in California. A state trucking lobby group now seeks a full court ruling related to the new law, which says companies hiring independent contractor drivers must consider them employees, with a few exceptions — including construction.
The California Trucking Association filed the suit, claiming motor carriers have a federal preemption from the law, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2020.