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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by bluedino on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:07AM (#20939073)
What about FedEx? Aren't most of their drivers contractors?
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by lr on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:21AM (#20939221)
FedEx works on a franchise model. The franchisee may indeed need to classify its drivers as employees.
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by gamblor956 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @10:58AM (#20940856)
FedEx would also be affected.

This is one of the reasons UPS supported the bill. It creates parity between the two.

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