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.
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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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Lobbying, while detested by the majority of the voting public, remains a fact of life, and it appears that lobbying efforts in general are developing and changing with the times.  Fedex is just one of many large companies and interest groups that’s mentioned in a story that appears in the Washington Post recently, where columnist […]

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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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On the same day that Bloomberg reported a lawsuit that was filed by Fedex drivers in Indiana, WBAL in Baltimore filed a report detailing yet another lawsuit, and this one was filed in Maryland by other Fedex drivers.  The claims described in this story are a bit more detailed, and the quotes from the aggrieved […]

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