{"id":7168,"date":"2022-04-06T16:28:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/?p=7168"},"modified":"2022-04-07T11:01:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T16:01:38","slug":"bgs-transportation-attorneys-present-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/06\/bgs-transportation-attorneys-present-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"BGS Transportation Attorneys Present Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-3_resized-and-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Carole-Clark-Isakson-Eric-Ordahl\" class=\"wp-image-7199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-3_resized-and-compressed.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-3_resized-and-compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-3_resized-and-compressed-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 31<sup>st<\/sup>, 2022&nbsp;BGS Attorneys Carole Clark Isakson and&nbsp; Erik Ordahl presented a seminar on driver misclassification to members of the Duluth Superior Transportation Association, on which Carole serves as a board member.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsta-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7169\" width=\"400\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsta-logo.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsta-logo-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Driver classification issues are a critical concern in the trucking industry, and the seminar provided attendees with detailed information on the factors considered by state and federal agencies in determining whether an independent owner-operator should be considered an employee for tax, unemployment, liability, wage and hour and other purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most tests focus on the control and direction an employer exercises over the driver, and also include analysis related to the economic realities of the relationship. While a strong contract hauling or other agreement between the carrier and driver is helpful to proving that the driver is truly independent, it is critical that the parties follow the contract terms. And because the tests used differ depending on the issue before the particular court or agency, the outcome and analysis can differ even when the facts are very similar. This makes navigating the issues a challenge for motor carriers. Special attention was paid to a California law designated as AB-5 which codified an employee leaning test and has resulted in much concern in the industry &#8212; issues relating to this law have been brought to the US Supreme Court.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> BGS continues to monitor developments in this area for the benefit of its many motor carrier clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 31st, 2022&nbsp;BGS Attorneys Carole Clark Isakson and&nbsp; Erik Ordahl presented a seminar on driver misclassification to members of the Duluth Superior Transportation Association, on which Carole serves as a board member.&nbsp; Driver classification issues are a critical concern in the trucking industry, and the seminar provided attendees with detailed information on the factors considered by state and federal agencies in determining whether an independent owner-operator should be considered an employee for tax, unemployment, liability, wage and hour and other purposes. Most tests focus on the control and direction an employer exercises over the driver, and also include analysis related to the economic realities of the relationship. While a strong contract hauling or other agreement between the carrier and driver is helpful to proving that the driver is truly independent, it is critical that the parties follow the contract terms. And because the tests used differ depending on the issue before the particular court or agency, the outcome and analysis can differ even when the facts are very similar. This makes navigating the issues a challenge for motor carriers. Special attention was paid to a California law designated as AB-5 which codified an employee leaning test and has resulted in much concern in the industry &#8212; issues relating to this law have&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[54],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BGS Transportation Attorneys Present Seminar - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/06\/bgs-transportation-attorneys-present-seminar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BGS Transportation Attorneys Present Seminar - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On March 31st, 2022&nbsp;BGS Attorneys Carole Clark Isakson and&nbsp; Erik Ordahl presented a seminar on driver misclassification to members of the Duluth Superior Transportation Association, on which Carole serves as a board member.&nbsp; Driver classification issues are a critical concern in the trucking industry, and the seminar provided attendees with detailed information on the factors considered by state and federal agencies in determining whether an independent owner-operator should be considered an employee for tax, unemployment, liability, wage and hour and other purposes. 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