Plazzi, et al v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

  1. October 20, 2022

    1st Circ. Dismisses FedEx Drivers' Stolen Wages Claim

    The First Circuit rejected on Thursday an argument by three FedEx drivers who claimed their wages were stolen, sending the case back to a lower court to decide whether it should be remanded to a state court in Massachusetts, where the drivers worked.

  2. October 07, 2022

    1st Circ. Weighs Authority To Hear FedEx Wage Tax Fight

    The First Circuit considered whether it could hear a case by FedEx drivers who claimed their wages were stolen, questioning during oral arguments whether the drivers were actually injured when their employer failed to remit their taxes to the government.

  3. September 07, 2022

    Tax Code Can't Shield FedEx From Wages Suit, 1st Circ. Told

    FedEx drivers alleging their wages were stolen fought back against the company's bid to squelch their suit, telling the First Circuit that the delivery giant wrongly interpreted the tax code to shield employers from liability for wage theft.

  4. August 15, 2022

    FedEx Ground Urges 1st Circ. To Affirm Tax Case Dismissal

    FedEx Ground Package System Inc. urged the First Circuit on Monday to uphold a district court's dismissal of a case a group of drivers brought alleging wage theft, saying the drivers' allegations reflect several misunderstandings of law.

  5. July 18, 2022

    FedEx Workers Ask 1st Circ. To Revive Wage Theft Suit

    FedEx drivers asked the First Circuit on Monday to revive a suit claiming the shipping company looted money from their paychecks under the guise of covering tax obligations, saying the lower court ruling would grant employers a "license to steal."