A US federal appeals court on Wednesday concluded that FedEx Ground drivers in California and Oregon are employees and not independent contractors. More: continued here

What each state buys most on eBayDaily MailWhat does YOUR state buy most on eBay? Map reveals how New Yorkers are searching for weapons while North Carolina can't get enough baby products. From Oregon's surveillance equipment to Delaware's robotic vacuums, this map shows what sells the … More: continued here

Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in Portland, Oregon, reversed a lower court's ruling and would allow the drivers working for FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, to move forward with their lawsuits. The appeals court noted that the claims brought by the California and Oregon drivers are among similar …

New today: To marry and not to marry, a food-stamps'loophole' helping people …The Christian Century (blog)President Obama signed the 2014 farm bill into law, and now the food stamps program is less loophole-y. Except that the provision in question isn't really a loophole. Where is home? by Laura Kelly Fanucci. …

Daily Mail TNT Post ad banned for implying company offered same service as the Royal MailDaily MailIt ruled that the ads must not appear again in their current form, adding: 'We told TNT Post UK to ensure future ads did not suggest that they were subject to the same service …

OTTAWA, Aug. 27, 2014 /CNW/ – Canada Post's latest profits prove what postal workers have been saying all along: alternatives to cutting postal service should not be dismissed. "When our post office has been profitable for most of the last two decades, the types of cuts that Canada Post and …

FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., said today that a decision by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed previous rulings by the District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in three class-action cases involving mostly former independent contractors for …

"The Post Office portion used by the public will be retained as is, under the Moynihan model. The interior portions (forever off limits to the public) will become the Amtrak main hall. For all but Postal groupies, this should enable… More: continued here

Postal Inspectors: That E-mail's Not From The Post OfficeWFMY News 2U.S. Postal Inspector Tammy Mayle said, "Postal customers were receiving an email that says they had a package ready for pick up at the postal office." The email looked official. It had the U.S. Postal Service logo and contained a …

Online food stamp fraud growing, GAO reportsWashington ExaminerFood stamp fraud is so widespread that Government Accounting Office investigators found dozens of examples merely by searching online e-commerce sites like Craigslist. One online posting in Raleigh, N.C., offered 10 days of cooking and cleaning … More: continued here