New York Looking at Workers Comp Shortfall - February 06, 2007

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.