Legal Opinion
Schwann v. Fedex Ground Package System, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 22, 2016No. 15-1214PPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs here are individuals who contracted with Defendant FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx”) to provide so-called fírst-and-last mile pick-up and delivery services. They claim that FedEx should have treated and paid them as employees in certain respects, rather than as independent contractors, because FedEx cannot satisfy all three necessary requirements under the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148B(a) (the “Massachusetts Statute”). We find that the express preemption provision of the Federal Aviation Administration…
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