FedEx Lawsuit

It appears that another group of Fedex delivery drivers is taking action regarding their classification as independent contractors as opposed to employees.  Bloomberg reported yesterday that a group of 150 drivers has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Indiana, and the basis of their claim is a demand for full-time employee status.
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In a short but interesting item reported by the Indianapolis Business Journal, it seems that all of these lawsuits being filed against Fedex in reaction to its classification of delivery drivers as independent contractors as opposed to employees could cost the shipping giant big money.  In fact, the article estimates that the total could be […]

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In what could prove to be somewhat of an answer to an interesting liability question, CBS 13 in California reports that a Fedex truck was recently found in the
Sacramento River.  Although the truck appears to have been stolen, it could bring an interesting legal question to light if anyone was injured and sues for compensation.
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One event that generally provides a positive picture of how a company is doing is when it decides to expand.  Towards that end, it appears that despite the mounting controversy that Fedex faces regarding its classification of its delivery drivers as independent contractors as opposed to employees is not having an enormous effect on the […]

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In a short but very interesting tidbit published by the BizJournals recently, it was revealed that the President and CEO of Fedex Ground, David F. Rebholz, has quietly sold a large portion of stocks in recent months.  Details of the transactions and how they were discovered appear below and are from the story:“FedEx Ground President […]

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