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In re MDL-1700 FedEx Ground Package System Inc Employment Practices Litigation No II

  1. October 22, 2018

    FedEx Drivers Seek $3.9M Atty Fees In ERISA Deal

    FedEx Ground drivers asked an Indiana federal judge to grant their counsel $3.9 million in fees after he greenlighted a $13.3 million settlement resolving their Employee Retirement Income Security Act claims in multidistrict litigation alleging the company misclassified them as independent contractors rather than employees.

  2. September 06, 2018

    FedEx Inks $13M Deal To Settle ERISA Claims In Drivers' MDL

    An Indiana federal judge has given a green light to a $13.3 million settlement by FedEx Ground Package Systems Inc. that would resolve Employee Retirement Income Security Act claims in multidistrict litigation over the company's alleged misclassification of its drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.

  3. June 13, 2017

    FedEx Wage Settlement Objectors Lose Bid For Fees

    An Indiana federal judge refused to award nearly $400,000 in attorneys' fees to a group of FedEx drivers who objected to a roughly $25 million deal settling claims that they were misclassified as independent contractors and underpaid, saying the objectors' conduct was "vexatious" and didn't change the outcome.

  4. September 13, 2016

    Attys For FedEx Drivers Seek 30% In $240M Wage Settlement

    The lead attorneys for FedEx delivery drivers in 20 states who reached a $240 million class settlement over claims they were misclassified as independent contractors and shorted on wages asked an Indiana federal judge on Tuesday to allow 30 percent of each state's recovery to go toward attorneys' fees.

  5. July 21, 2016

    FedEx, Drivers Battle Over Attys' Fees After $240M Settlement

    FedEx on Thursday battled in Indiana federal court over fees sought by one of the attorneys for FedEx drivers after the parties reached an approximately $240 million deal to settle class actions by delivery drivers in 20 states who say they were misclassified as independent contractors and shorted on wages.

  6. June 28, 2016

    Transportation Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2016

    A dispute over the U.S. Department of Transportation's tank car rules for trains carrying crude oil and labor suits challenging commercial truckers, delivery giants and ride-hailing companies' classification of drivers as independent contractors are among the court battles that transportation attorneys will watch as 2016 continues to unfold.

  7. June 16, 2016

    3 Lessons Employers Can Learn From FedEx Settlements

    The news on Wednesday that FedEx will be shelling out $240 million to settle claims from delivery drivers in 20 states who said they were incorrectly classified as independent contractors could serve as a cautionary tale for employers in their own classification and payroll systems. Here, Law360 looks at three things employers should keep in mind to avoid ending up in their own potentially costly litigation.

  8. June 15, 2016

    FedEx To Pay $240M To End Driver Wage Claims In 20 States

    FedEx has agreed to pay approximately $240 million to settle class actions by delivery drivers in 20 states who say they were misclassified as independent contractors and shorted on wages, an attorney for the plaintiffs confirmed to Law360 on Wednesday, settlements that follow a $226.5 million deal last year by California drivers.

  9. January 12, 2012

    FedEx Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors: Atty

    A lawyer representing a class of FedEx Ground Package System Inc. delivery drivers in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of misclassifying its drivers told the Seventh Circuit on Thursday that her clients are employees, and not independent contractors, under Kansas law.

  10. July 28, 2009

    Class List Expanded In FedEx Drivers MDL

    The multidistrict litigation accusing FedEx Ground Package System Inc. of misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors and failing to provide them with certain benefits is inching forward, with a federal judge giving the stamp of approval to class certification in a number of new states.