Labor/Employment,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 17, 2020
Truck drivers argue US can’t preempt state rest break law
The panel considered an appeal by the state of California, individual drivers and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which argued states have always been allowed to enforce laws that fall within its traditional police powers.
Attorneys for long haul truck drivers appeared to make a persuasive case to a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Monday that a federal agency cannot preempt California's meal and rest break laws.
The panel considered an appeal by the state of California, individual drivers and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which argued states have always been allowed to enforce laws that fall within its traditional police powers.<...
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