Teamsters Blast FedEx - Smart Money
The Teamsters blasted FedEx Corp. for announcing plans to continue classifying its drivers as independent contractors although the California Supreme Court has declared workers there to be employees.
On Thursday, FedEx said it is confident in its ground-delivery business, which has been pressured by lawsuits from drivers and an Internal Revenue Service order to pay $319 million in back taxes and fines related to how these workers are classified.
The Teamsters blasted FedEx Corp. for announcing plans to continue classifying its drivers as independent contractors although the California Supreme Court has declared workers there to be employees.
On Thursday, FedEx said it is confident in its ground-delivery business, which has been pressured by lawsuits from drivers and an Internal Revenue Service order to pay $319 million in back taxes and fines related to how these workers are classified.
