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Thursday, May 19, 2011

"FedEx III" and Independent Contractors

A crucial issue in labor and employment law is often whether a person is an "employee" or "independent contractor," because this will determine whether or not the worker is entitled to various protections.  In the Fall 2010 issue of the ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law, Jeffrey E. Dilger analyzes the .D.C. Circuit's 2009 decision, FedEx Home Delivery v. NLRB, 563 F.3d 492 ("FedEx III"), concluding that it will dramatically reshape independent contractor jurisprudence.