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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 464694"><p>I believe (and someone correct me if I am wrong) that the Fed ex ground driver is classified as an independent contractor. That means he gets paid on a 1099 and is responsible for both sides of the fica contribution on his earnings (when you work for an employer he pays half and you pay half).No workman comp payments for fedex . Fed ex driver is responsible for maintenance, fuel ,etc. I wonder, there have been class action suits in some states that have resulted in rulings that the independent contractor model at fedex is illegal but these rulings have never resulted in any changes, or fines that I know of . ( in similar rulings, against other companies, where it has been determined that the employee was indeed an employee, sometimes the companies had to pay retroactive monies towards fica, workman's comp., unemployment (oh yeah, independent contractor can never get unemployment because it is considered contract work.) Its my opinion and many others that fedex fails the litmus test for independent contractor status in so many ways. Can anyone add some insight to this issue? What is going on in the courts.Since the teamsters supported obama , Will the labor department put an end to this independent contractor scam and make the fedex ex ground drivers employees(and hence be allowed to join a union)? Does anyone know which divisions and employees this independent contractor status applies to and which ones it doesn't?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickup, post: 464694"] I believe (and someone correct me if I am wrong) that the Fed ex ground driver is classified as an independent contractor. That means he gets paid on a 1099 and is responsible for both sides of the fica contribution on his earnings (when you work for an employer he pays half and you pay half).No workman comp payments for fedex . Fed ex driver is responsible for maintenance, fuel ,etc. I wonder, there have been class action suits in some states that have resulted in rulings that the independent contractor model at fedex is illegal but these rulings have never resulted in any changes, or fines that I know of . ( in similar rulings, against other companies, where it has been determined that the employee was indeed an employee, sometimes the companies had to pay retroactive monies towards fica, workman's comp., unemployment (oh yeah, independent contractor can never get unemployment because it is considered contract work.) Its my opinion and many others that fedex fails the litmus test for independent contractor status in so many ways. Can anyone add some insight to this issue? What is going on in the courts.Since the teamsters supported obama , Will the labor department put an end to this independent contractor scam and make the fedex ex ground drivers employees(and hence be allowed to join a union)? Does anyone know which divisions and employees this independent contractor status applies to and which ones it doesn't? [/QUOTE]
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