FedEx

Allegations of underpayment of wages, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and unlawful restrictions on outside employment for FedEx workers in Washington.

FedEx has agreed to pay $30.8 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging it underpaid Washington workers on wages and breaks and restricted them from taking second jobs. The lawsuit claims FedEx failed to provide and pay for required meal and rest breaks, edited time records to deprive workers of wages, and maintained a policy that unlawfully restricted employees from holding outside jobs. The settlement fund will be divided among three subclasses: wage, older moonlighting, and newer moonlighting. No claim form is required for settlement class members who do not exclude themselves. The court has not yet ruled on the request for preliminary approval.

• Former FedEx employees in Washington who worked in hourly or non-exempt positions from Aug. 16, 2021, through Aug. 1, 2026 (wage subclass).
• Non-exempt workers who earned less than twice the minimum wage and worked in Washington for FedEx or FedEx Ground from Jan. 1, 2020, through Aug. 15, 2021 (older moonlighting...
• Exempt workers with salaries less than $100,000 per year who worked in Washington for FedEx or FedEx Ground from Aug. 16, 2021, through April 22, 2026 (newer moonlighting...
• Exact eligibility will be confirmed once the claim process opens.