(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-01 17:33 Washington state court backs FedEx contractor model (Interactive Investor)

BOSTON, April 1 (Reuters) – U.S. package-delivery company FedEx Corp said on Wednesday a Washington state court ruled the people who handle its deliveries in that state are independent contractors rather than employees. A class action suit against the company’s FedEx Ground unit involving 320 workers in the state sought damages for nonpayment of overtime and the reimbursement of uniform …

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