FedEx Lawsuit

Yet another example of the problematic classification of Fedex drivers as independent contractors can be found from the news archives.  This story originally ran in the Boston Globe in early 2006, and it reported that Fedex drivers won the right to hold a secret ballot on whether or not to form a union.
The ability […]

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When looking for any information that could help us to understand what led so many drivers to get excited about working as independent contractors as Fedex drivers, we found an interesting source – Fedex’s own Web site.  Below is the text from their invitation to “apply” to be a Fedex driver:
Have you dreamed of running […]

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As we continue to dig around the web in an attempt to help you gain a full understanding of the controversy that exists between Fedex, its drivers and different branches of state and federal governments, we came across another news item from the Boston Globe, originally published in 2005. 
The story reports that four current […]

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The US House of Representatives is organized into several committees, where legislators tend to focus their efforts on a particular scope of issues.  One of the most powerful and influential committees is the Committee on Ways and Means, which deals with issues involving interstate commerce and revenue. 
Like other committees, this one holds regular hearings […]

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In order to follow up on a previous entry that detailed Fedex drivers’ attempts to hold a vote on unionization, an article published by Workers’ Comp Insider reports that after the NLRB issued its decision from its Boston office that Fedex drivers were in fact employees and not independent contractors, the drivers went ahead and […]

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