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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FedEx Held Liable for Act Done Unwittingly and Unknowingly

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On July 8, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower court’s ruling dismissing a complaint from Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) and holding it liable for violating the Export Control...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Eleventh Circuit Approves Employer's Extended Leave Requirement Following Suicide Attempt

We occasionally receive questions from employers about employees who have threatened or even attempted suicide. While these issues first involve making sure that the employee is safe and receiving appropriate care, questions...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Discovery in International Arbitration: The Ever-Expanding Scope

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Two recent U.S. federal appellate court decisions addressing a U.S. statute often used to obtain discovery for use in international arbitration will have a significant impact on the conduct of cross-border dispute resolution....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

U.S. Court of Appeals Makes U.S. Discovery Available in Aid of International Commercial Arbitration

On September 19, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, for the first time, ruled that 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”) permits U.S. discovery in support of a private international commercial...more

Lewitt Hackman

FRANCHISEE 101: Special Delivery

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For a relationship to meet the legal definition of a "franchise" in some jurisdictions, the franchisor must give significant assistance to, or have significant control over, the franchisee's business. A franchisor's...more

Genova Burns LLC

The D.C. Circuit Vacates NLRB Ruling on Driver Status in FedEx Case

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In early March 2017, the D.C. Circuit in FedEx Home Delivery v. NLRB, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 3826 (D.C. Cir. 2017) vacated a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) ruling that Connecticut FedEx drivers...more

Troutman Pepper

FedEx Succeeds Again On Appeal of an NLRB Ruling on Independent Contractor Misclassification

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In the past 2-1/2 years, FedEx has suffered through some appellate court setbacks in the area of independent contractor misclassification, beginning with a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San...more

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Lessons Unlearned: Franchise and Independent Contractor Agreements Can Be Kiss of Death

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The Third Circuit’s decision is a pointed reminder to franchisors, as well as businesses that use independent contractors, that the form of their agreements can either serve their legal interests or harm them in employee...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - July 2015

The Impact of National Same-Sex Marriage for Employers - Why it matters: How will employers feel the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges? The landmark ruling that the Fourteenth...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Appellate Court Delivers for FedEx—Second Class Cert Denial Affirmed by Ninth Circuit

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When an employer has a denial of class certification remanded by an appellate court, it has a reason to worry. And while the employer might breathe a sigh of relief when the district court on remand again denies class...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

FedEx Asks Federal Appeals Court to Block California Enforcement Case Alleging Mismanagement of Damaged Products

On February 23, 2015, FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx”) filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“9th Circuit”), seeking to block an enforcement action brought by the State of California...more

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The Interconnect Flash - No. 46: Court Deals Crushing Blow to Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law

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On February 5, 2015, Judge Robert G. Stearns issued industry-favorable decisions in two worker classification suits pending in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Based upon the First Circuit...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Beware! The Little Things Will Make A Big Difference In Court's Assessment Of Whether Individuals Are Independent Contractors

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit currently has a series of appeals pending before it relating to Fed Ex's alleged misclassification of its drivers, including drivers in Kansas, as independent...more

Baker Donelson

Sixth Circuit Reminds Employers of Notice Requirement Under the FMLA

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently upheld a ruling that FedEx interfered with a former employee's rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by failing to give her adequate notice of...more

Troutman Pepper

August 2014 Monthly Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Update

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This month’s headline development are the seismic decisions, issued on August 27, 2014 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, concluding as a matter of law that FedEx Ground had misclassified over 2,300 drivers...more

Benesch

Flash No. 42 FedEx Ground Drivers Found to be Employees: A Sequel To Ruiz

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In a decision issued on August 27, the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, in a case captioned Alexander v. FedEx Ground Package System, determined that FedEx Ground drivers were employees as a matter of law under...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Voluntary Withdrawal of Appeal in Delaware Exclusive Forum Bylaw Case

In response to the wave of strike suits filed outside Delaware in connection with mergers and acquisitions and executive compensation matters, boards of some Delaware corporations adopted exclusive forum bylaws. Those bylaws...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Update Regarding Chevron/FedEx Forum Selection Litigation: Voluntary Dismissal of Appeal

As discussed below, on June 25, 2013, the Delaware Court of Chancery upheld the facial validity of forum selection bylaws unilaterally adopted by the boards of directors of Chevron Corporation and FedEx Corporation. Last...more

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