U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 29, 2014
FedEx drivers are employees, 9th Circuit rules
In a reversal, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled against FedEx Ground Package System Inc., which sought to classify a group of truck drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.




Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a reversal, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled against FedEx Ground Package System Inc., which sought to classify a group of truck drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.
The unanimous opinion overturned a district court ruling in favor of FedEx, which was trying to dismiss several employment misclassification lawsuits that have been consolidated in front of ...
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