Another employee lawsuit against FedEx

[MrFedEx]

I wouldn't count on that. Discrimination cases are very, very difficult to prove.

True, but I don't think FedEx wants this case to continue in the media. You haven't really commented on the company's decision to intervene in a contractor issue. Any thoughts on what appears to be a breach of the contractor/employee relationship?

 

[59 Dano]

I think that will be proven in court...if it ever gets there.

The last thing the plaintiff's attorney wants is for this case to go to court because he knows it's a BS case.

If this were a legitimate lawsuit the plaintiff would be suing the state on the grounds that it cited him for his national origin.

 

[CJinx]

If he speaks English well and it's just his accent that is a problem, is it really a violation?? We have a driver who is from another country and I used to have a hell of a time talking to him on the phone. After I got used to his accent, we had no issue communicating as his English was very good.

 

[bbsam]

True, but I don't think FedEx wants this case to continue in the media. You haven't really commented on the company's decision to intervene in a contractor issue. Any thoughts on what appears to be a breach of the contractor/employee relationship?

Mainly intrigued. I'd love to see the company change it's policy and wouldn't mind it coming through a legal challenge. Personally I think the company overstepped it's limits and the contractor should have challenged them. However, that may be a defense that the company can claim. If they are not in a position to force the firing, then the contractor is hiding behind something that simply isn't there. What I really wonder is how a guy who can't speak English well enough (allegedly) even got a CDL anyway. That seems fairly subjective from one government official to the next.