Truck driver misclassification sets back climate goals, labor group says

Classifying truck drivers as independent contractors instead of as employees sets back climate change goals, according to a new study by a pro-labor group at UC Berkeley.

California needs cleaner commercial trucks to meet the state’s climate goals, but misclassification of truck drivers works against that goal, according to the study, which is titled, “Truck Driver Misclassification: Climate, Labor, and Environmental Justice Impacts.”