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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
United Parcel Service-Federal Express-National Labor Relations Act-Railway
Labor Act-Union Employee-Independent Contractor- FedEx-Current
Developments of the Legal Status of FedEx Workers- and the Trend of
Employers Classifying Employees as Independent Contractors
Author(s): Richard Trotter
Citation: Richard Trotter, (2013) "United Parcel Service-Federal Express-National Labor Relations Act-Railway Labor Act-Union Employee-Independent Contractor- FedEx-Current Developments of the Legal Status of FedEx Workers- and the Trend of Employers Classifying Employees as Independent Contractors," American Journal of Management, Vol. 13, Iss. 3, pp. 67 - 77
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
UPS and FedEx are both package delivery services, however UPS workers are considered employees
under the National Labor Relations Act and are represented by the Teamsters Union. FedEx, which
began as an air delivery service is under the jurisdiction of the Railway Labor Act. In recent years,
FedEx management has restructured its relationships with its workers in such a way as to classify them
as independent contractors. Legislative actions on both the state and federal level have sought to impose
stricter scrutiny on employers classifying their employees as independent contractors.
