The Teamsters on Friday blasted FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) for announcing plans to continue misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors although the California Supreme Court has declared workers there as employees. The company’s independent contractor model is also being challenged by the IRS. More: continued here
Read More »Port clears Alcoa site for sale to FedEx (Gresham Outlook)
Port of Portland officials approved the sale of a parcel of the recently acquired Troutdale-Reynolds Industrial park to FedEx Ground Package Systems on Wednesday, Jan. 16. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx paid $16.5 million for industrial land (The Tennessean)
Memphis-based FedEx Corp. paid $16.5 million for the 76.5 acres that it purchased recently in the Airpark East industrial park, according to records filed last week with the Davidson County Register of Deeds. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Driver Accused Of Stealing Packages (WNBC)
A 20-year-old FedEx deliveryman is accused of stealing $10,000 worth of packages during the holidays on Long Island. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Admits State Tax Authorities, IRS Are Investigating Contractor Model (Boursorama)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Teamsters on Friday blasted FedEx Corp. for announcing plans to continue misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors although the California Supreme Court has declared workers there as employees. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Says Ground Drivers Are Properly Classified (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. said it’s confident that FedEx Ground drivers are correctly classified as contractors and that the unit remains “fundamentally strong” in the face of adverse court and tax rulings. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx remains confident in Pittsburgh-area unit (BizJournals)
FedEx Corp. said Thursday it remains confident in the strength of its ground delivery unit, FedEx Ground, which is based near Pittsburgh. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »FedEx defends business model for independent contractors (WVLT-TV Knoxville)
Top managers of the FedEx Corp. said they have no plans for major nationwide changes in the company’s reliance on contract drivers for its ground delivery division. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx pledges to keep its contractor model (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
FedEx Corp. may be facing challenges on many sides to the independent contractor model that drives its Moon-based ground delivery service but the Memphis, Tenn., shipping company has no intention … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx continues making drivers independent contractors (Post-Bulletin)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Top managers of FedEx Corp. said Thursday they have no plans for major nationwide changes in the company’s reliance on contract drivers for its ground delivery division. “We’re continuing to operate with our indepen More: continued here
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