Originally Posted by
dawgdriver
Just checked the hotline. Awesome news! thanks Bone
Its all-good Dawg we got em on the run, after all these years of dis-respect. It’s a small toehold, like taking out that first bunker on Omaha beach. What’s even better, the 9th circuit will be their appellate.
A rather labor friendly bunch, a recent ruling by the 9th : Court Rules That Those People Working for FedEx Are, in Fact, FedEx Employees,
In a ruling that one of the participating judges said "substantially unravels FedEx's business model," the court ruled that since FedEx maintained significant control over the drivers' work, they couldn't be misclassified as independent contractors, since they weren't, you know, independent.
This one will put a damper on that age-old threat of; will just outsource you guys out.