FedEx Express Age Discrimination Lawsuit Moving Ahead
The law firm representing a class of FedEx Express couriers who allege age discrimination at the company issued a press release with an update on the case.
Currently two cases have been filed against the world's largest cargo carrier: Holowecki, et al., filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of NY, 1:02-cv-03355 JSR, and Clausnitzer, et al., filed in the US District Court in the Central District of California, SACV 05-1269 DOC (ANx). The lawsuits are based upon Federal Express' violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
-- February 23
ACTION UPDATE: Contact New Attorneys General
Following the elections in November 2006, a number of newly elected officials now serve as the Attorney General in many states. If you come from any of the states below, take a moment to send your new Attorney General a note requesting an investigation into the FedEx Ground independent contractor scam.
- Arkansas - Attorney General McDaniel
- California - Attorney General Brown
- Delaware - Attorney General Biden
- Florida - Attorney General McCollum
- Kansas - Attorney General Morrison
- Maryland - Attorney General Gansler
- Massachusetts - Attorney General Coakley
- Minnesota - Attorney General Swanson
- Nevada - Attorney General Cortez-Masto
- New Jersey - Attorney General Rabner
- New Mexico - Attorney General King
- New York - Attorney General Cuomo
- Ohio - Attorney General Dann
- Tennessee - Attorney General Cooper
- Wisconsin - Attorney General Van Hollen
-- February 22
Who needs to Jump-seat
BusinessWeek looks at some fine print in Fred Smith's compensation and finds...
FedEx Corp. gave CEO Frederick W. Smith $833,000 in jet use and security services on top of his $1.3 million salary in fiscal 2006. FedEx, which requires the CEO to use the jet for all travel, says an independent security consultant determined the need for the benefits.
Why continue a policy of letting employees jump-seat when one flies corporate luxury with a 'security need' as an excuse?
-- February 20
New York Looking at Workers Comp Shortfall
There is something heading towards FedEx Ground in New York. A steamroller, perhaps?
With the election of Eliot Spitzer as Governor, one of the most activist politicians in the country now holds the reins of one of the most empowered offices in the country. The latest on FedExaminer.com is that some Home Delivery drivers in New York have received paperwork from the NY Department of Labor asking very probing questions about FedEx's contractor model. (FedExWatch would post any documents that were sent our way at fedexwatch at teamster dot org.)
The New York-based Fiscal Policy Institute recently released a report that documents a large shortfall in the collection of workers compensation payments when compared to the state unemployment insurance rolls. Governor Spitzer has said that he intends to look at ways to solidify the state's workers comp system. It seems unlikely that only the so-called contractors at FedEx will be the focus of his attention.
-- February 06
