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Court rules against FedEx in drivers' labor case (improperly classified about 2,300 drivers in CA)
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Court-rules-against-FedEx-in-drivers-labor-case-5716990.php
Published 7:53 pm, Wednesday, August 27, 2014
DALLAS (AP) — A federal court has ruled that FedEx Corp. improperly classified about 2,300 drivers in California as independent contractors instead of employees.
The decision by a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday covered drivers who worked for FedEx between 2000 and 2007. Similar lawsuits were filed in about 40 states before 2009.
A lawyer for the drivers estimated that they could receive at least $250 million in back pay and damages if the ruling stands up.
The judges said that under California law, the drivers were employees because FedEx controlled how they did their work. They had to wear company uniforms, drive approved trucks, and follow other company procedures.
FULL story at link.