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> delivery folks are independent contractors Wait what? FedEx was forced to make all their contractors employees: On July 8th, 2015 the U.S. Court of Appe
by deepsun 3y ago
> delivery folks are independent contractors
Wait what? FedEx was forced to make all their contractors employees:
On July 8th, 2015 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit adopted the decision of the Kansas Supreme Court in Carlene.M. Craig, et al v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc. This decision holds that FedEx Ground drivers are employees and not independent contractors under the Kansas Wage Payment Act (KWPA). The Seventh Circuit now joins the Ninth Circuit in ruling against FedEx Ground on this issue,. In August 2014, the Ninth Circuit made the same finding in two cases against FedEx under California and Oregon law.
- moneywoes 3y agoHow is Amazon exempt?
- jrockway 3y agoI thought Amazon outsourced their delivery to entire companies, and then it's up to that company to obey local labor laws and all that. Could be wrong. There's a lot of Amazon branding all over everything, so maybe it's theirs.
- deepsun 3y agoThat's exactly how FedEx worked -- the "contractors" were usually small companies of 5-10 delivery trucks and a little more employees. FedEx just provided them access to tracking scanners, training etc. Didn't persuade the court.