Mealey's (September 9, 2021, 7:39 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ holding that the California bill that codified the “ABC test” for classifying worker status isn’t preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA or F4A) when it is applied to motor carriers creates a conflict in the circuits, the California Trucking Association, a trade association for motor carriers that hire independent contractors, and two independent owner-operators (together, CTA) argue in a petition for a writ of certiorari filed Aug. 9 in the U.S. Supreme Court....