TruckingSurv
Seasoned Expediter
From Land Line — August/September 2015
http://browndigital.bpc.com/display_article.php?id=2226020&id_issue=266759 (looks like you need a login to view this article), the summary is this: The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that nearly 500 drivers in Kansas were misidentified as independent contractors when they should have been classified as employees, according to a ruling issued by the court on July 8.
Since almost all expedite companies consider drivers independent contractors does this ruling have further reaching implications?
From the article: "Since 2011, FedEx Ground has contracted only with incorporated businesses, which treat their drivers as their employees."
Will expedite carriers be moving toward only contracting with incorporated businesses?
http://browndigital.bpc.com/display_article.php?id=2226020&id_issue=266759 (looks like you need a login to view this article), the summary is this: The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that nearly 500 drivers in Kansas were misidentified as independent contractors when they should have been classified as employees, according to a ruling issued by the court on July 8.
Since almost all expedite companies consider drivers independent contractors does this ruling have further reaching implications?
From the article: "Since 2011, FedEx Ground has contracted only with incorporated businesses, which treat their drivers as their employees."
Will expedite carriers be moving toward only contracting with incorporated businesses?