OOIDA joins CTA’s CA lawsuit against AB5 law

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is joining the California Trucking Association’s fight against AB5 - the controversial California law that deeply affects the owner-operators in the Golden State.

Representing small-business truckers, The OOIDA filed its motion to serve as an intervenor in April 2021. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California’s Judge Roger T. Benitez granted the OOIDA permission to act as an intervenor in the lawsuit several months later on September 21st.

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