SAN FRANCISCO — California's gig economy law applies to some 70,000 truck drivers who can be classified as employees of companies that hire them instead of independent contractors, giving them a right to overtime, sick pay, or other benefits, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Madera Truck Driver Pleads not Guilty in 3 Nebraska Deaths
KEARNEY, Neb. — A California truck driver accused of causing a crash that killed three people in south-central Nebraska has pleaded not guilty. Buffalo County District Court records say Kenneth Kratt, of Madera entered the pleas last month to three counts of felony manslaughter. The records don't list a trial...