April 13, 2016
FedEx drivers who claim the company misclassified them as independent contractors lost their bid Tuesday for the full First Circuit to reconsider the court's finding that one prong of a three-part test to determine contractor status under Massachusetts state law was preempted by federal law.
February 22, 2016
The First Circuit revived a putative class action brought by FedEx drivers who claimed they were misclassified as contractors, ruling on Monday that one prong of a three-part test to determine contractor status under Massachusetts state law was preempted by federal law but didn't warrant an outright dismissal.
November 17, 2015
The attorney general of Massachusetts urged the First Circuit on Tuesday to side with a group of FedEx drivers fighting to revive their proposed class action, backing the workers' arguments that the shipping giant misclassified them as independent contractors and that the drivers should not have to pay certain expenses associated with their work.
August 26, 2015
Former FedEx Ground Package System Inc. drivers who claim they were misclassified as independent contractors urged the First Circuit Monday to reverse a lower court ruling and hold that they are employees under Massachusetts state law.