Givens vs FedEx Ground

This case was filed in U.S. District Court for Eastern Louisiana in April 2007 and since consolidated into the FedEx Ground multi-district litigation now before U.S. District Court in Northern Indiana. 

The two named plaintiffs were drivers for FedEx Ground of 'non-commercial vehicles' or vehicles of gross weight less than 10,000 lbs.  Since 2005, drivers of such vehicles have been covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and eligible for overtime for work beyond the 40 hour work week.  The claims allege that the drivers are misclassified as 'contractors' but controlled like employees and thus are owed overtime wages under the FLSA.  Any driver of a non-commercial vehicle that worked as a 'contractor' for FedEx Ground or FedEx Home Delivery after August 2005 is a potential class member for this federal claim.

This case is related to two other possible class actions: Vargas vs. FedEx Ground and Tidd vs. Adecco et al.