Senate Republicans Keep FAA Bill from Passing

The Federal Aviation Administration re-authorization bill stalled in the Senate when Republicans voted “nearly unanimously” against ending debate and moving to an up-or-down vote on the proposed legislation.  There was a bill that funded the FAA before the Senate but Republicans prevented a full vote from happening.  So it seems as though the Senate Democratic leadership will offer a band-aid to fund FAA at previous levels until 2009.

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Latest Senate Action on FedEx/RLA Language in FAA Bill

The U.S. Senate this week brought the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill to the floor.  The Hill newspaper and UPI newswire had good overview stories on the bill and the House language that addresses the FedEx special interest clause on Railway Labor Act application.
As of May 2, there are still tax provisions - unrelated to the FedEx issue or FAA - that were added as amendments that have clogged up consideration of the reauthorization bill.  Senate Majority Leader Reid will allow for the weekend to see if these tax provisions can be resolved.  Senator Reid scheduled a cloture vote for Tuesday.  But as with everything else in the Senate, that vote can be postponed.

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EEOC vs FedEx Corporation Division | Express | Federal Litigation | National | Race Discrimination | |

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigated a complaint of a FedEx Express employee filed in 2005.  The employee complaint centered on the use of a “Basic Skills Test” at FedEx Express.  The EEOC issued FedEx subpoenas for information on the types of FedEx computerized human resource files. FedEx resisted the subpoena and ultimately did not answer the request for information.  The EEOC took FedEx to federal court In June 2006 to enforce the administrative subpoena.

Foster vs FedEx Express Division | Express | Class Action | Wage Hour | State Litigation | Off The Clock | California | |

This case 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.  The case was certified as a class action in 2004 and the trial date was set for Spring 2006. In February 2006, FedEx settled the lawsuit for $30 million.  Settlement notice letters were sent in May 2006.

Satchell et al vs FedEx Express Division | Express | Class Action | Federal Litigation | National | Race Discrimination | |

This case was filed in U.S. District Court for Northern California in 2003.  The class of plaintiffs allege that the FedEx Express Western Region discriminates against hourly employees and certain managers due to race and ethnicity in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.  Two separate classes - for hourly employees and for certain managers - were certified by the court in September 2005.  In April 2007, the workers’ lawyers and FedEx Express announced a settlement to the charges in this lawsuit.