Panel Remands Dismissal Of Truck Drivers’ Claims As Based On Outdated Precedent

(April 6, 2021, 1:20 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appellate panel in an opinion published April 1 reversed and remanded a ruling in favor of a trucking company on a California unfair competition law (UCL) claim because a subsequent state Supreme Court ruling altered the legal standards applicable to truck drivers’ claims that the company misclassified them as independent contractors instead of employees....