A Superior Court jury in Seattle bolstered FedEx’s case in the delivery giant’s fight to treat FedEx Ground drivers as independent contractors. More: continued here
TOKYO — A FedEx cargo plane has crashed on landing at Tokyo’s international airport and burst into a ball of flames. A pilot and co-pilot were aboard but their safety could not immediately be confirmed. More: continued here
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…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – FedEx Corp will cancel an order to buy 15 Boeing Co jets, as well as an option for a further 15 planes, if Congress passes legislation that makes it easier for FedEx workers to organize under labor unions. More: continued here
April 1 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. didn’t illegally deny overtime pay to contract delivery drivers who accused the company of wrongly calling them entrepreneurs while treating them as employees, a Seattle jury decided. More: continued here
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. More: continued here
FedEx SmartPost has expanded its service into Canada for US shippers by using the residential delivery capabilities of the Canada Post Corporation. More: continued here
A Washington state court ruled Wednesday that FedEx Ground delivery drivers seeking compensation for overtime pay and uniform expenses were independent contractors and were not entitled to additional wages. (FDX) More: continued here
Wizards, Grizzlies set to battle at FedEx Forum More: continued here
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