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    Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, AGENCY NEWS—DOT vows to withhold funding from three states over English language requirements for commercial drivers, (Aug 26, 2025)

    Organizations Mentioned:Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

    By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

    Secretary Duffy announced that California, Washington, and New Mexico will lose federal funding unless they adopt and enforce English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers.

    Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Se ...

    By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

    Secretary Duffy announced that California, Washington, and New Mexico will lose federal funding unless they adopt and enforce English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers.

    Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that three states—California, Washington, and New Mexico—are at risk of losing federal funding unless they adopt and enforce English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers. They have 30 days to come into compliance before the department says it will withhold up to 100 percent of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program funding.

    “States don’t get to pick and choose which federal safety rules to follow,” said Duffy.

    According to the announcement, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration investigation found significant failures by the three states to properly place drivers out-of-service for ELP violations. Moreover, according to the DOT, California Highway Patrol has publicly stated it has no intention of following the new regulation.

    The announcement includes information about alleged issues with adoption and enforcement of the ELP requirements in each of the states.

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