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FedEx Employment Litigation

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Personal Jurisdiction of Opt-In Plaintiffs Under the FLSA: Will the Supreme Court Resolve the Circuit Split this Summer?

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark opinion in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773 (2017), a question arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions is...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

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FedEx Ground to Pay $3.3 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Consent Decree Requires Accommodations for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Package Handlers - PHILADELPHIA – FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. will pay $3.3 million and provide programmatic relief to resolve a companywide...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Employee’s Refusal To Take Drug Test Could Not Support Age And Gender Discrimination Claims

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A federal court in Massachusetts dismissed the age and gender discrimination claims of a long-term employee who was fired after he refused to take a “reasonable suspicion” drug test. Tombeno v. FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.,...more

Carlton Fields

Class Representatives Do Not Hold Veto Power Over Class Settlement

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In In re FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc. Employment Practices Litig., No. 3:05-CV-595 RLM, 2017 WL 632119 (N.D. Ind. Feb. 14, 2017), only one of a total of seven class representatives signed off on accepting a proposed class...more

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