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Company: FedEx Ground
Current Parent Company: FedEx
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $3,000,000
Year: 2010
Date: July 15, 2010
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Violation Description: FedEx Ground agreed to pay more than $3 million in settlement of allegations it improperly classified drivers as independent contractors to reduce its payment of payroll taxes, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Tennessee
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: package delivery
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.