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iacc backs tiffany in ebay fake goods appeal (usa)MPDClick, UK –4 minutes agoThe International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) has filed a court submission backing retailer Tiffany's appeal in its action against eBay over the … More: continued here

FedEx Corp. said Wednesday the IRS has withdrawn a tentative tax assessment of $319 million filed against the delivery company’s trucking division for its operations in 2002. More: continued here

South Bend » FedEx Corp. said the Internal Revenue Service withdrew a preliminary finding that it owes back taxes for misclassifying drivers, bolstering the company’s assertion that the workers are contractors and not employees. The IRS is continuing a tax audit of the FedEx Ground unit for the 2002 calendar …

Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. said the U.S. Internal Revenue Service withdrew a preliminary finding that it owes back taxes for misclassifying drivers. The move bolsters FedEx’s assertion that the workers are contractors and not employees. More: continued here

The Internal Revenue Service has withdrawn a $319 million tentative assessment against FedEx Corp.’s Ground division, which stemmed from how the package delivery giant classified its drivers. (FDX) More: continued here

FedEx Express broke ground on its new Central and Eastern European gateway at the Cologne-Bonn Airport in Germany. The facility will be the carrier’s largest powered by solar energy and its first solar-powered hub outside the United States. Construction began Oct. 20 and will be completed in 2010. More: continued …

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Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 22 October 2008 at 10:12:00 Sorting facilities will be partly solar powered Fedex Express – a subsidiary of Fedex – began work this week on a new distribution hub in Germany that will be partly powered by a 1.4MW solar power system…. More: continued here

Drivers for FedEx Corp. have won about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees. Lawyers for about 200 drivers said Monday that a referee appointed by a Superior Court judge had awarded the amount in reimbursed job-related expenses …

A court-appointed official has awarded drivers for FedEx Corp. in California about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illega…. More: continued here