FedEx Lawsuit

Although the action that the US House of Representatives is taking would only have an indirect impact on Fedex and the company’s classification of its drivers as independent contractors, passage of such a bill would take yet another “bite” out of their original decision to do so.

In a piece published recently by the Wall Street Journal, reporter Corey Dade lays out the bill, the addition to the bill that would affect Fedex and the potential results for the company.  Specifically, the term that is at issue here is actually an amendment to the federal air-traffic control operations funding bill, and this amendment would remove truck drivers, couriers and other employees at Fedex’s Express unit from the federal Railway Labor Act of 1926, which restricts the formation of unions.

Fedex was technically founded as an airline, which falls under the statute, but that would change under this new law.  The most telling passage from the article appears below:

“Workers at

Atlanta’s United Parcel Service Inc., which is classified as a trucking company, are governed by regulations of the National Labor Relations Act.

Members of Congress who voted for the change said employees at different companies in the same industry should follow a single standard for seeking or rejecting union representation.

The legislation moves to the full House for consideration.”

This would be yet another arrow into the Fedex target that’s been shot at by drivers, labor unions, lawyers, judges, the NLRB and now possibly Congress in regards to its classification of drivers as independent contractors.  If you have been wronged by this situation, contact the Fedex overtime attorneys at Pulaski & Middleman today to schedule a free initial consultation.