Dear Members:
Shawn Yadon, CEO of the California Trucking Association (CTA), issued the following statement today in response to the association’s petition for a writ of certiorari before the United States Supreme Court in CTA’s continuing litigation against California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5):
“We believe the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA) prohibits a state statute such as California’s AB 5 that clearly abolishes the historic role within the trucking industry of independent owner-operators.
“In California, more than 70,000 owner-operators choose to work independently because of the freedom, flexibility and business growth potential that business model provides. These small-business entrepreneurs face irreparable damage should AB 5 be allowed to exist as it relates to the trucking industry.
“It is our hope the United States Supreme Court will take up this urgent matter of national significance and we are asking the country’s highest court to fully consider the question of FAAAA preemption of the ‘all or nothing’ ABC test and resolve the circuit conflicts that exist on this issue.”
