According to a recent decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. employees subject to U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) drug and alcohol testing regulations may have limited privacy interests in their…
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OOIDA Members Challenge FMCSA’s Pre-Employment Screening Program
Six members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, OOIDA, filed a class-action suit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Federal Privacy Act charging that the agency is unlawfully disseminating reports of driver safety…
Swift Makes $4.4 Million Settlement With 160,000 Driver Applicants Over Background Checks
Swift Transportation has agreed to a $4.4 million class-action settlement in the case involving claims that the carrier violated stipulations of the FCRA by not disclosing to driver applicants that it could access background checks and not allowing applicants to…
FMCSA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
On February 12th, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to establish a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse for commercial…



