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DOT reiterates that marijuana use by safety-sensitive transportation employees is not authorized, regardless of recent passage of state recreational marijuana use laws

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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December 3 2012

On December 3, 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance issued a Notice to address the recent passage of state initiatives purporting to legalize marijuana use for recreational purposes

Longshore workers union frozen out of refrigerated container "reefer" work

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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August 28 2012

What happens when the Port of Portland brings in an outside contractor to run its container terminal operations?

National Mediation Board holds public meeting on proposed rule changes

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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June 19 2012

On Tuesday, the National Mediation Board (NMB) held a public hearing to discuss the agency’s proposed rule that would implement the changes to existing representation dispute and election procedures in the railroad and airline industries made by the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (FAA Act

NMB to hold public hearing on proposed rule changes

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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May 23 2012

The National Mediation Board has announced that it will hold at least one day of public hearings to discuss the agency’s proposed rule that would implement the changes to existing representation dispute and election procedures in the railway and airline industries made by the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012

NMB issues proposed rule revising representation dispute procedures

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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May 15 2012

The National Mediation Board (NMB) has issued a proposed rule that would implement the changes to existing representation dispute and election procedures in the railway and airline industries made by the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (FAA Act

House approves measure that places restrictions on NMB representation elections

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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February 3 2012

As expected, the House of Representatives approved the conference report to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding bill that includes significant restrictions over air and railway union organizing

Transportation companies must plan for and implement changes for 2013 to comply with new hours of service rules

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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February 1 2012

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently published a final rule establishing new Hours of Service regulations for commercial motor vehicles

FMCSA issues final rule revising truck driver hours of service regulations

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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December 22 2011

A day after the Department of Transportation issued final flight duty and rest requirements for commercial passenger airline pilots, the DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on December 22 released a final rule (pdf) establishing new hours of service (HOS) regulations for commercial truck drivers

Motor carrier not subject to state meal and rest break law

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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November 11 2011

A federal district court in California recently issued a decision, in Dilts v. Penske Logistics, LLC, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122421 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 19, 2011), holding that motor carriers that transport property are not subject to California's meal and rest break laws because such laws are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAA Act