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Trucking CEO: California gig worker law causing 'a lot of head scratching'
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Wed, August 24, 2022, 7:31 AM·4 min read
California's Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), agig economy law passed in 2019 but was delayed until this summer, could significantly disrupt the state's trucking industry.
The law requires companies to classify independent contractors as full-time employees unless they meet the conditions stipulated in a three-pronged test. That could have ramifications for independent owner-operators, who own their trucks and contract with companies to provide transportation services.
According to Harbor Trucking Association CEO Matt Schrap, AB5 threatens to upend the businesses of 70,000 owner-operators in California.
"A lot of head scratching, unfortunately, understanding the reasons for the bill or at least the said reasons," Schrap recently told reporters during a Port of Los Angeles briefing. "We're really moving away from worker protection right now and into something different. This industry's been working very hard to combat all the misclassification issues, but I'll tell you AB5 is not without its challenges specifically."
Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
California agencies have yet to clarify when enforcement could begin. The governor's office, which said last month that it's taking intoaccount the concernsfrom the trucking industry, did not return a request for comment from Yahoo Finance.
There is "still going to be close to 80% of the trucks that are in service available to move cargo relative to the AB5 rule," Schrap said, adding that "we're just not sure exactly how this impact is going to look – cost will be going up for those who would like to try to stay in the industry and comply with however that guidance comes available from the state of California for AB5 requirements."
Supporters of the law — including some workers who are union members — said the law can ensure workers receive fair wages and other benefits, such as health insurance.
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#1- MAN CUTS OFF PENIS WHILE MOWING
News station affiliate KLMZ in Tacoma, Washington reported David Carmichael,
was in a horrific accident on Saturday. The Tacoma man was taken to St.Joseph medical center where he had emergency surgery to reattach his penis. Carmichael was mowing his lawn that afternoon when he tripped and fell and the mower he was operating rolled backwards over his body which caught his penis and midsection. Dr. Sandeep Vashyia
said they were able to reattach the suspensory ligament that was severed and remove fatty tissue from the man's glutes to repair the damage to his stomach area as well. He is expected to make a full recovery. In the accident report, alcohol was a factor. Iot good
#2- NURSE CATCHES HUSBAND CHEATING WHEN ADMITTED TO ER!
Nancy Shultzs was working her regular weekend shift at HAB in Birmingham, Alabama
when a man and women were rushed into the ER. They were attached together by their genitals. Nancy looked at the couple that was hugged together with a sheet over them to conceal their nakedness and realized it was her husband of 18 years. Astonished when she looked at the two and immediately outraged. Come to find out that the two were having intercourse and her husband thought he was grabbing a squeeze tube of lube, but actually grabbed a tube of superglue laying on the night stand instead. Which after applying it to his penis like an applicator and heating it up with friction, bonded the two together which led to the trip to the ER. Her husband Dylan Shultzs and an unnamed woman were released after an ER doctor used some solution to dissolve the glue.
#3- DOG FINDS A MAN'S PROSTHETIC ARM
ABC station affiliate WHTZ out of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania reported that Solamon Miller's dog Ringo, a german shepherd mix, showed up on the porch one day with something in his mouth. Not out of the ordinary since Ringo was always bringing something up to the house, bones, sticks,dead animals, and sometimes the occasional hubcap but, this time he had a prosthetic arm! I was surprised Solamon said, he's brought many things to the house but nothing like this. Authorities tracked down the owner of the prosthetic by a serial number imprinted on it. Turns out the owner was 3 miles over from the Millers residence and had left it on his front porch the night before. The owner 64 year old Wilber Hilty went to retrieve his arm from the porch that morning and it was nowhere to be found. Relieved when the Hershey County Sheriff called him to confirm the prosthetic had been recovered. Ringo was not charged for armed robbery!
#4- MAN DETAINED AT LAX AIRPORT FOR HAVING A METAL BUTT PLUG WITH A TAIL
TSA at LAX airport this week found a surprise while checking Tigger Blain Roustas.The stage name he goes by in the alternative fashion industry for gay men. Mr. Roustas was going through security on his way to JFK to a runway show he was a part of in the New York fashion scene. While being x-rayed the TSA agent noticed a egg like shape in Mr. Roustas back side. He informed the officer that he was wearing a Butt Plug Tail and upon further investigation in a private screening room the officer confirmed that Mr.Roustas was indeed telling the truth. He was asked to remove the item and place it in his checked bag even though the item wasn't sharp or pointed. I guess he wanted to join the Furry MIle HIgh Club.
The roadway was closed for more than 19 hours.
By Wimberly Patton -
August 26, 2022
The truck driver involved in a hazmat crash on the West Virginia Turnpike has been arrested, police say.
The accident happened just after midnight on Thursday, August 25th in Fayette County, West Virginia.
According to WSAZ 3 News, the accident sparked a chemical spill involving Alkyl Dimethylamine, a cleaning agent. When officers made contact with the driver, they could smell alcohol on his breath, so they administered a field sobriety test.
The driver, Dennis Eugene West, failed the field sobriety test and was taken to the West Virginia State Police Turnpike office in Beckley to be processed. A breathalyzer test revealed West’s blood-alcohol level to be .128, officers say.
All lanes of the roadway were closed for more than 19 hours for cleanup of the incident. The wreck has since been cleared.
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