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| | FedEx Ground faces labor challenge from contract drivers (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | But the shipping giant's trucking division, Moon-based FedEx Ground, is now embroiled in a growing labor fight that could raise operating costs by millions and lead to an overhaul of its work force. |
 | | But drivers in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, South Dakota and elsewhere are suing FedEx, arguing the company skirts worker protection laws by refusing to hire them as employees eligible for overtime pay, health insurance, workers' compensation and other benefits. |
 | | FedEx Ground, formerly RPS Inc., was renamed seven years ago amid a reorganization of the parent company, which also owns FedEx Express, the world's largest cargo airline. |
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