A class action alleging that truck drivers in California have been deprived of their meal and rest periods is pre-empted by a federal law regulating the transportation industry, a federal judge ruled on Feb. 8.
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Nguyen in Los Angeles was the second federal judge to invoke a new standard provided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit for deciding whether state laws are pre-empted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, or FAAA, which regulates the transportation and trucking industries.
