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New York Law Journal

Transportation Act: Major Change in Law of Independent Contractors

Richard J. Reibstein and Janet B. Barsky of Pepper Hamilton write: A new bill that will significantly limit the use of independent contractors to deliver commercial goods in New York is awaiting signature by the governor. Businesses that currently treat as independent contractors some or all drivers who deliver commercial goods to their customers will have to reclassify such individuals as employees unless the drivers meet one of two tests. Both of these tests are far more challenging to meet than the common law test currently used in New York to determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor.
16 minute read

National Law Journal

Three NYC Lawyers to Make High Court Debut

The Supreme Court returns from Thanksgiving on Monday, Dec. 2 with a full plate of oral arguments that will bring the usual D.C. veteran advocates, as well as several New York City newcomers, to the lectern.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES: Best Solo Department

For a one-person in-house legal department, Paul A. Marcela has seen his fair share of corporate drama since taking the position in 2009.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

No New Taxes in Transportation Funding Proposal

A proposal to raise nearly $2 billion annually for the state's roads, bridges and mass transit systems flopped recently in the legislature, partly because it would end up increasing prices at the pump through a wholesale fuel tax increase.
2 minute read

The Recorder

David Phillips

The former AOL lawyer is steering new rideshare startup Sidecar through a crash course in regulatory murkiness.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Injured Woman Made No Effort to Return to Work, Defense Says

The attorney on the defense side of a Philadelphia jury verdict of $34,000 from earlier this month said the award fell hundreds of thousands below the plaintiff's demand because the jury did not believe the plaintiff's theory that an operation she had stemmed from injuries suffered in the underlying rear-end motor vehicle accident.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Court Limits EPA Regulation of Stormwater

The goal of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of our nation's waters. To date, the CWA has been effective in improving water quality in many waterbodies.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Weigh Future of Philadelphia's Traffic Court

When a new Traffic Court opened in Philadelphia in 1957, it was heralded as a place where ticket-fixing would be impossible.
7 minute read

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