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Portland OR Suspends or Revokes Permits for 168 Drivers for Uber and Lyft
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A review of records from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has revealed 168 cases in the past five years where city inspectors...
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Court Affirms $54 Million Lawsuit Verdict Over Negligent Hiring of Trucker
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 24, 2019, an Illinois state appellate court affirmed a jury verdict that awarded damages of more than $54 million in a personal...
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FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Identifies Nearly 8,000 Positive...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 21, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released data gathered from its Commercial Driver’s License...
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FMCSA Extends Pre-Employment Drug Testing Waiver Due to Coronavirus
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 8, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – an administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation...
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FMCSA Relaxing Random Drug Testing Requirements Due to COVID-19
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 6, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a “Notice of Enforcement Discretion Determination” that...
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Appeals Court Rules Uber and Lyft Must Stop Classifying Drivers as Contractors
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 22, 2020, a California appeals court ruled in a unanimous decision that Uber and Lyft must comply with a preliminary injunction...
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FMCSA Records Over 56,000 Truck Driver Drug and Alcohol Violations in 2020
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – an administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) with a mission...
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Some Uber Drivers Affected by Background Check Delays Due to COVID-19
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Some drivers for Uber – the most popular transportation network company (TNC) in the U.S. – “have been unable to work due to background check...
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Court Rules Negligent Hiring Liability May Be Founded on Driver’s License Check
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 6, 2021, Division One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in California ruled in the case of MCKENNA v. BEESLEY that liability...
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Jury Returns Verdict of $1 Billion in Negligent Hiring Case Against Trucking...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 20, 2021, a jury in a civil trial returned a verdict of $1 billion in a negligent hiring case after a trucking company hired “a...
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