Court Rules That FedEx Drivers Are Common Law Employees

Posted on October 30, 2014

In a recent case from California, the Ninth Circuit held that FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc., inappropriately classified approximately 2,300 delivery drivers as independent contractors rather than as employees. The Court held that under California law, the drivers were considered to be common law employees because FedEx regulated how the drivers did their work.

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