More fall back on food stamps (Denver Post)

Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year, the highest level since the aid program began in the 1960s. More: continued here

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Federal Court Issues Certification Decisions (Centre Daily Times)

FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., (NYSE: FDX) reports that today the United States District Court in Indiana in the pending multi-district litigation (MDL) has issued a decision denying class certification in the Montana, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, Virginia and Illinois cases. More: continued here

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FedEx Legal Woes Mount as Class-Action Status Now Granted in 20 States Over Company’s Embattled Independent Contractor … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

With class-action certification now granted in 20 states as well as nationwide, lawyers for FedEx Ground/Home Delivery drivers are preparing to file motions starting April 11 for summary judgment they say will prove the company has illegally misclassified as independent contractors thousands of workers and deprived them collectively of hundreds …

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