New Resource: Washington state class action case - April 04, 2008

This state case on the misclassification of FedEx Ground/HD drivers slipped past us until the company talked about it in its March 20 SEC filing.

This Anfinson case in King County (Washington) Superior Court has traveled a long and winding road between Washington court and the USDC in Northern Indiana.

But the Superior Court Judge certified the class in January 2008 as "all persons who performed services as a pick up and delivery driver or "contractor" for defendant during the period (Dec. 21, 2001 through Dec. 31, 2005) who signed (or did so through a corporate entity) a FedEx operating agreement and who handled a single route at some point during the class period; excluding persons who only performed or filed one or more of the following positions during the class period: multiple route contractors, temporary drivers, line-haul drivers or who worked for another contractor."

In light of the March 25 class certification orders in the MDL, the history of Anfinson and its long journey is interesting to say the least.