Yet another court has ruled on FedEx’s ongoing legal dispute regarding the employee status of its drivers. Small and medium-sized business owners should once again be paying close attention.
The latest ruling comes from the Kansas Supreme Court. Similar to the ruling by a federal appeals court earlier this year, the Kansas Supreme Court held that hundreds of FedEx drivers who the company had claimed were independent contractors were actually employees under Kansas law.
What should business owners take away from this ruling? Here are three points to remember:
To learn more about the rules regarding contractors, check out FindLaw’s Learn About the Law section on Hiring Independent Contractors.
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Related Resources:
- Browse Employment Law – Employer Lawyers by Location (FindLaw)
- Kansas Supreme Court: FedEx Ground Drivers Not Contractors (Forbes)
- IRS Cracking Down on ‘Independent Contractors’ (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
- 3 Tips for Hiring Independent Contractors (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
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