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MCIEF Conference educates Transportation Risk Specialists with Experts in the Trucking Industry
Truck Industry Leaders shared thoughts and information with key Transportation Insurance Companies and Agents at the 2017 MCIEF – Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation Conference in Orlando. The first topic was “Critical Issues the Motor Carrier Faces and Their...
States to Require ELDs for Intrastate Truckers; Federal ELD Mandate Still Stands
House Bill 545, which proposes to adopt the federal electronic logging device mandate for intrastate motor carriers, is currently making its way through the Florida Senate House and Senate chambers. Should the bill become law, intrastate motor carriers will be required to use ELDs by December 31, 2018. Intrastate hazardous materials motor carriers are specifically excluded and will still be required to comply with the Federal ELD compliance date of December 18, 2017.
July 2016 Publication of Final Rule: Overtime Exemptions for “White-Collar” Employees
In 2015, the Federal Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced proposed revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) current overtime exemptions. The Final Rule will be published in the Federal Register in July 2016, with an effective date of 60 days later. The DOL’s “salary shift” will be the first major change to federal overtime exemptions since 2004, essentially doubling the current minimum salary requirements for employees to qualify for the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions of the FLSA (the “White-Collar Exemptions”).
Under the proposed revisions, the DOL seeks to update the salary level required to ensure that the FLSA’s intended overtime protections are fully implemented, and to simplify the identification of overtime-eligible employees. These proposed revisions will make White-Collar Exemptions easier for employers and workers to identify, understand, and apply.
FMCSA Regulation Updates: Lease and Interchange of Vehicles by Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers Now Allowed AND Hours of Service of Drivers Extension of Compliance Date
Lease and Interchange of Vehicles by Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a notice on November 22, 2016 concerning the authority of Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers to lease and interchange vehicles to U.S....
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