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Taylor Johnson PL is Presenting at American Trucking Association’s Legal Forum in California!
Managing Partner JW Taylor and Senior Associate Elle Slattery will be presenting “Sealing the Cracks: How Enterprise Risk Management Can Protect You,” at the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Litigation Center’s 2023 Trucking Legal Forum in La Jolla, California on...
Taylor Johnson Secures a Summary Judgment Victory Regarding Liability Limitations
Carriers, Don’t Look Up! Taylor Johnson Secures a Summary Judgment Victory Regarding Downstream Carriers’ Ability to Invoke Protections of Upstream Liability Limitations. By: Bryan J. Nelson, Esq. On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, the United States District Court for the...
Dispatch Services remain on the fence between Broker and Bona Fide Agents
By: Bryan J. Nelson, Esq. On June 15, 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) issued final guidance regarding its “interpretation of the definitions of ‘broker’ and ‘bona fide agents’ as it relates to all brokers of transportation by motor...
Taylor Johnson is excited to welcome our new partner, Sophia L. Bernard
Taylor Johnson is excited to welcome our new partner, Sophia L. Bernard. Sophia brings over 9 years of experience in private practice. As a transportation attorney, she’s represented established motor carriers, brokers, shippers, and drivers in all aspects of...
Taylor Johnson Obtains Significant Appellate Ruling on FAAAA Preemption of Negligence Claims Against Broker
By John L. Marchione, Esq. On Thursday, April 13, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of transportation broker Landstar Ranger, Inc. (Landstar) and against an Aspen American Insurance Company (Aspen). The Court found that...
The NLRB Overrules Precedent on Gag Rules in Severance Agreements
By: Alyssa Milby, Esq. The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a pendulum-swinging decision on February 21, 2023, in McLaren Macomb (372 NLRB No. 58) overruling longstanding precedent to hold that employers may not offer employees severance...
Today the Department of Labor is Publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Independent Contractors
By: Bryan J. Nelson, Esq., Kristen MJ Johnson, Esq. and Alyssa Milby, Esq. It’s not the ABC test, but it’s complicated On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on independent contractors. There will be an...
J.W. Taylor & Kristen Johnson on the cover of Florida Truck News!
Congratulations to J.W. Taylor and Kristen Johnson for the prestigious honor of being on the cover of Florida Trucking Association's Summer 2022 Magazine! You can find the full magazine here: Florida Truck News
AB5 Enforcement and Trucking Updates from California’s Employment Development Department and the Department of Industrial Relations’ Labor Commissioner’s Office
By: Michael Mantovani, Esq. and Kristen MJ Johnson, Esq. The trucking industry continues to watch California carefully as the state’s labor offices prepare to begin enforcement of AB5, the law governing limitations on the hire of independent contractors. On August 24,...
Kristen Johnson on MadGaines Live – The basics of AB5 & Broker Liability
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