The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently published a final rule establishing new Hours of Service (HOS) regulations for commercial motor vehicles (CMV).

If you didn't know the Federal government does not operate on a calendar year, yet Congress and certain federal regulatory agencies often make an end-of the year push to enact pending laws and regulations, and this year was no different.

If you didn't know the Federal government does not operate on a calendar year, yet Congress and certain federal regulatory agencies often make an end-of the year push to enact pending laws and regulations, and this year was no different.

SB 459 proposes to add to the California Labor Code yet another layer of penalties for California businesses. This bill purports to penalize only those employers (and their advisors) who “willfully misclassify” workers. Yet the bill fails to give employers (or the courts) so much as a hint of what constitutes a “willful” misclassification.