U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 13, 2014
VIDEO: For FedEx employees, what's in a name?
A recent decision finding FedEx employees to be employees contradicts numerous other cases holding the opposite. It also "unravels FexEx's business model." By Robert S. Nelson
If you ask the same question of 10 lawyers you'll probably hear 11 different opinions. Nowhere is that phenomenon more apparent than when trying to parse the difference between employees and independent contractors. Witness the recent ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals holding that FedEx drivers are employees and not contractors, as FedEx had long considered them. The decision contradicts numerous other cases holding the oppos...
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