FedEx Lawsuit

In a somewhat stunning turn of events and after years of heated denials and refusals to agree with courts, the NLRB and labor unions, Fedex Ground announced that it will be abandoning its current independent contractor model in California.  The announcement was published on CNN Money, and comes on the heels of several negative results […]

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As one would expect, Fedex Ground did not react favorably to the recent California Court of Appeals decision that held that Fedex Ground drivers should have been classified as full time employees as opposed to independent contractors at Fedex.  The brief story appeared recently in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and the reaction appears below:
“FedEx Ground said […]

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Welcome to Pulaski & Middleman, LLC’s Fedex overtime lawsuit blog.  Recent events have led to a potential rolling tide of claims by Fedex delivery drivers, past and former, against the corporate giant that is Fedex based on a legal technicality that may seem rather tame on the surface, but whose result could have far-reaching ramifications […]

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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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