Starting January 1st, 2018, a new law will take hold across New York State that will provide paid family leave for most employees of private employers. New York’s Paid Family Leave provides job-protected, paid time off for: Bonding with a newly born, adopted or fostered child Caring for a close relative with a serious health […]
ELD Mandate: It’s almost here. Are you ready?
So it seems like only a short while ago we were all putting off the idea of paperless logs. Thinking that, like most government regulations, someone would swoop in and delay the mandate. Well, guess what? There was no caped crusader and now December 18, 2017 is knocking on our door. There are a lot […]
Increased Fuel Tax in New Jersey to Start Friday?
New Jersey, the State with the second lowest fuel tax in the Nation is likely to face increased fuel tax by 23 cents per gallon in order to rescue the depleted Transportation Trust Fund. The Fund is expected to be out of money on July 1. In a plan with bipartisan support, as well as […]
The Highway Bill and You
Huge, huge news this week. In a bi-partisan negotiation between the House and Senate, Congress passed a five year fully funded highway bill. Known as the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the $305 billion bill does not index the gas tax meaning that although FAST is fully funded, it is still done so in […]
Curbside Parking Handout
On August 13, 2015 the New York City Council introduced a bill that would require the Department of Transportation to create a program providing car sharing companies with dedicated parking spaces for their cars. This will include both metered and free spaces. Car sharing companies include Car2go and Zipcar. The purpose of the bill is […]