Thirty-eight FedEx delivery drivers filed individual lawsuits in U.S. District Court in downtown Charleston on Oct. 8 and 9, alleging unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Their attorney puts the national count at about 10,000 individual suits. FedEx says the drivers are or were employees of its contractors.
Why this matters here
The question in these filings is who counts as the employer when the work is contracted out, and that is worth reading closely for any local owner who uses subcontracted labor. Nothing is decided yet.
First reported by postandcourier.com.
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