Massachusetts Rejects FedEx's Argument Again - March 06, 2007

FedEx Ground continues to have a hard time convincing anyone in the Massachusetts state government that its drivers are "contractors" as the company claims.

First there was the August 2006 unemployment insurance appeal ruling that found a driver to be an employee and eligible for unemployment benefits.

Now comes the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination refusal to dismiss the complaint of four Muslim men who are claiming discrimination based on their race and religious belief.

Both Reuters and the Associated Press filed wire stories which got picked up widely - even by the international newspapers and financial press .

The company's losing streak in Massachusetts is long and growing.