FedEx Lawsuit

Given all of the controversy that surround the delivery drivers for Fedex Ground, it’s easy to forget that Fedex Ground is merely one portion of the overall corporate giant that is Fedex Corp.  However, all of these problems that center on the classification of Fedex Ground drivers as independent contractors could affect the company’s bottom […]

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The crux of the issue between Fedex and its drivers is the classification of their drivers as independent contractors as opposed to employees.  There are several important real-world issues that result from this seemingly insignificant classification, and they are detailed below:

Employees have taxes withheld from their paychecks, while independent contractors do not.
This lack of withholding […]

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When the government needs to determine whether or not someone is an employee or an independent contractor, there are several basic points that are examined.  The government is generally interested in providing this classification because of the tax implications that form the foundation of this label.  Below are a few examples of the elements of […]

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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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