Tag Archives: Transportation

SEC Charges Transportation Company Executives With Accounting Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CFO and two former employees of a publicly traded transportation company with fraud for manipulating the company’s financial results in order to meet earnings targets and projections.The SEC alleges that Peter … Continue reading

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Transportation Workers Can Avoid Arbitration

A truck driver working long hours yet still earning less than the minimum wage tries to bring a class action lawsuit against a trucking company. But the company tells him he signed an arbitration agreement that prevents him from filing … Continue reading

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Texas Department of Transportation Launches New Safety Campaign

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently put a new safety campaign in place. The campaign, called “Be Safe, Drive Smart” is designed to educate drivers on how to make Read More The post Texas Department of Transportation Launches New … Continue reading

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announces emergency transportation model

On February 14, 2019, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model that aims to transform the ambulance system.  Medicare-enrolled ambulance service suppliers and hospital-owned ambulance providers will participate in the … Continue reading

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New Prime Decision Adds Uncertainty to Arbitration in the Transportation Industry

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in New Prime v. Oliveira, No. 17-340 (Jan. 15, 2019), has added uncertainty to arbitration agreements in the transportation industry by holding that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) § 1 exception covers both employees and … Continue reading

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