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May 19 CA Express Wage and Hour Lawsuit Settlement is $30 MillionThis case Foster vs FedEx Express was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2002.  The plaintiffs alleged the FedEx Express routinely underpaid its couriers, handlers and service agents in California in violation of the states wage and hour law.  After having repeatedly stated the company will defend the charges in its financial filings, FedEx settled the lawsuit for $30 million in February 2006.  FedEx Express decided to pay now instead of losing at trial and possibly paying a lot more later.  The plaintiffs presented analysis that the “number of unpaid minutes per day equates to $111,695,825 in illegal savings to Federal Express.”
May 18 When Fred Smith Says "Jump" Does the Chamber of Commerce Answer "How High"?FedEx pays a lot of money to its public relations and lobbying people.  Perhaps Fred Smith can spend more on disinformation from the savings they get on hiring terrible lawyers.  We’re going to deconstruct Fred Smith, FedEx and Chamber of Commerce publication titled “Work, Entrepeneurship and Opportunity in 21st Century America.”
May 15 IBT Pushes Reform Proposal at FedEx Shareholders MeetingThe International Brotherhood of Teamsters pushed a reform proposal at the company’s shareholders’ meeting in September 2005. The proposal sought to amend the company’s governance documents to provide that director nominees be elected by a majority of votes cast by shareholders.  Although the Teamster shareholder proposal calling for increased accountability for the board of directors of FedEx was defeated at the shareholders meeting, the IBT will return in the future to get this important reform approved.
May 15 NLRB Confirms FedEx Home Drivers Northboro RulingThe latest NLRB order confirms that FedEx Home drivers in Northboro, Massachusetts are employees. The order confirms an earlier decision and comes after a request for review made by FedEx.