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<blockquote data-quote="socalfusions" data-source="post: 2549737" data-attributes="member: 64574"><p>Me and some other employees were discussing this due to the apparent common nature of settlements taking place.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>True, as I mentioned I'm in ca.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The amount I'd be owed in OT would be considerable but I'm starting to believe I may be exempt from conflicting information. I'll definitely look into this more though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The 10k rating is something I recall reading about before which is the main reason I figured I might not be eligible for OT, regarding the 9 weeks of training it's a grey area since I was coming in incredibly late even with the trainer and I showed I could finish in around the same time but the question of how much additional income this person was making as an incentive to overtrain me was a hot topic amongst my colleagues.</p><p></p><p>As a poster mentioned down below its possible I was just being used as a runner. The fact that they eventually caved and agreed to give me standard pay even though I continued to be used as a runner further reinforces this, why offer me the standard pay at all?</p><p></p><p>I have kept good documentation thus far and am prepared to involve a lawyer if need if that's necessary to get my check but will continue to contact my employer through the various methods you mentioned.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is where I get confused, I'm not sure what to believe. I know almost every ground driver rarely took lunch or breaks due to being in a state of perpetual motion to make pick up times and not come in ridiculously late.</p><p></p><p>That being said no one there seemed to know or complain about the legality of it but boy it would have been nice to have taken a break every once and a while.</p><p></p><p>So is there without a doubt wages to be owed for the non compliance of enforcing lunches/breaks?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I suppose your mileage may vary between contractors but our bonus was a disgrace to what the OT would have been, this further added to the fuel of no one informing drivers that they were exempt from OT due to the 10k rating (that would have been nice to have known before putting in 10+ hour workdays).</p><p></p><p>While a new contractor would have been a breath of fresh air I feel like many of the same issues would remain.</p><p></p><p>Your tactics are sound and I ended up having to use most of them to stay relevant throughout the day.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So even with the abstract work rules of contractor based operations at ground this doesn't matter because it's taking place in ca?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree with all of your points and would say without a doubt that I was used as a jumper. </p><p></p><p>I recall hearing about that court ruling and that Fedex almost ALWAYS settles out of court due to the bargain nature of doing so. The main thing that makes me cringe at going through this process is any fees that I'd have to cover in such an endeavor. I'm familiar with lawyers taking a cut of the settlement where they represent you at no cost which is something I'd be very interested in.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if the reason I left for would be "good," enough for an unemployment claim, I left because of the extended training pay and some other quality of life issues. I feel like I should be compensated in some form or another regardless.</p><p></p><p>It appears that the contractor scheme is a scam for both the drivers and the contractors themselves, one of the supervisors was going on about how fedex takes a huge cut of the individual package delivery fee and leaves contractors with a small static amount, fedex seems to want as little to do with the contractors as possible all in the name of simplicity and penny pinching. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is what I initially believed but I'm not too sure at this point.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah it's really a grey area when you start considering all of the legal settlements and branding surrounding the contractor operation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="socalfusions, post: 2549737, member: 64574"] Me and some other employees were discussing this due to the apparent common nature of settlements taking place. True, as I mentioned I'm in ca. The amount I'd be owed in OT would be considerable but I'm starting to believe I may be exempt from conflicting information. I'll definitely look into this more though. The 10k rating is something I recall reading about before which is the main reason I figured I might not be eligible for OT, regarding the 9 weeks of training it's a grey area since I was coming in incredibly late even with the trainer and I showed I could finish in around the same time but the question of how much additional income this person was making as an incentive to overtrain me was a hot topic amongst my colleagues. As a poster mentioned down below its possible I was just being used as a runner. The fact that they eventually caved and agreed to give me standard pay even though I continued to be used as a runner further reinforces this, why offer me the standard pay at all? I have kept good documentation thus far and am prepared to involve a lawyer if need if that's necessary to get my check but will continue to contact my employer through the various methods you mentioned. This is where I get confused, I'm not sure what to believe. I know almost every ground driver rarely took lunch or breaks due to being in a state of perpetual motion to make pick up times and not come in ridiculously late. That being said no one there seemed to know or complain about the legality of it but boy it would have been nice to have taken a break every once and a while. So is there without a doubt wages to be owed for the non compliance of enforcing lunches/breaks? I suppose your mileage may vary between contractors but our bonus was a disgrace to what the OT would have been, this further added to the fuel of no one informing drivers that they were exempt from OT due to the 10k rating (that would have been nice to have known before putting in 10+ hour workdays). While a new contractor would have been a breath of fresh air I feel like many of the same issues would remain. Your tactics are sound and I ended up having to use most of them to stay relevant throughout the day. So even with the abstract work rules of contractor based operations at ground this doesn't matter because it's taking place in ca? I agree with all of your points and would say without a doubt that I was used as a jumper. I recall hearing about that court ruling and that Fedex almost ALWAYS settles out of court due to the bargain nature of doing so. The main thing that makes me cringe at going through this process is any fees that I'd have to cover in such an endeavor. I'm familiar with lawyers taking a cut of the settlement where they represent you at no cost which is something I'd be very interested in. I'm not sure if the reason I left for would be "good," enough for an unemployment claim, I left because of the extended training pay and some other quality of life issues. I feel like I should be compensated in some form or another regardless. It appears that the contractor scheme is a scam for both the drivers and the contractors themselves, one of the supervisors was going on about how fedex takes a huge cut of the individual package delivery fee and leaves contractors with a small static amount, fedex seems to want as little to do with the contractors as possible all in the name of simplicity and penny pinching. This is what I initially believed but I'm not too sure at this point. Yeah it's really a grey area when you start considering all of the legal settlements and branding surrounding the contractor operation. [/QUOTE]
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