U S Appeals Court Sides With Kansas Drivers In Fedex Employee Status Case

U S Appeals Court Sides With Kansas Drivers In Fedex Employee Status Case U.s. appeals court sides with kansas drivers in fedex employee status case by stephanie k. jones | august 3, 2015 email this subscribe to newsletter. In a case construing the kansas wage payment act (“kwpa”), but also having important implications for the workers’ compensation arena, the u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit has held that drivers for fedex ground package system are employees of the firm and not independent contractors.

Kansas Court Sides With Fedex Ground Truck Drivers Fedex has lost a round in employment practices litigation over whether or not its drivers are employees of the company under kansas labor statutes. on july 8, the u.s. court of appeals for the 7. The appellate court’s decision in an appeal from fedex said that the state’s supreme court “authoritatively decided” that drivers were employees under state law. the kansas case, like the. Tive). fedex simply disagrees with the kansas supreme court’s legal conclusions. other circuit courts have considered fedex’s relationship with its drivers, see carlson v. fedex ground package sys., inc., no. 13–14979, — f.3d —, 2015 wl 3405994 (11th cir. may 28, 2015) (reversing grant of summary judgment in favor of. Among the factors that the court regarded as favoring employee status were the following: fedex issued instructions and required compliance therewith. the services of the drivers were an integral part of fedex’s business. there was a continuing relationship between the drivers and fedex. fedex requires written reports about deliveries. the.

U S Court Sides With Kansas Drivers In Fedex Employeeођ Tive). fedex simply disagrees with the kansas supreme court’s legal conclusions. other circuit courts have considered fedex’s relationship with its drivers, see carlson v. fedex ground package sys., inc., no. 13–14979, — f.3d —, 2015 wl 3405994 (11th cir. may 28, 2015) (reversing grant of summary judgment in favor of. Among the factors that the court regarded as favoring employee status were the following: fedex issued instructions and required compliance therewith. the services of the drivers were an integral part of fedex’s business. there was a continuing relationship between the drivers and fedex. fedex requires written reports about deliveries. the. In a groundbreaking decision, the kansas supreme court recently ruled that fedex ground drivers are employees, not independent contractors, under kansas law. in an extensive opinion authored per curiam, the court answered a certified question from the u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit, asking whether fedex drivers are. This july, the u.s. 7th circuit court of appeals made a similar in ruling against fedex involving drivers in kansas. the federal appeals upheld the kansas supreme court’s 2014 ruling that said.

Fedex Loses Appeal In Case On Classification Of Kansas Drivers Wsj In a groundbreaking decision, the kansas supreme court recently ruled that fedex ground drivers are employees, not independent contractors, under kansas law. in an extensive opinion authored per curiam, the court answered a certified question from the u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit, asking whether fedex drivers are. This july, the u.s. 7th circuit court of appeals made a similar in ruling against fedex involving drivers in kansas. the federal appeals upheld the kansas supreme court’s 2014 ruling that said.