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FedEx Age Discrimination

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Los Angeles, CAFederal Express (FedEx) is facing two lawsuits that claim the company engages in discriminatory practices regarding its older employees. The lawsuits claim that the company discriminates against couriers over 40 years old, especially if they have over ten years' seniority, by taking away their routes and setting unrealistic performance targets.

A lawsuit was filed against FedEx by plaintiffs claiming that programs adopted by FedEx in 1994, the "Best Practices Pays" (BPP) and "Minimal Acceptable Performance Standards" (MAPS) were designed to force older couriers to quit before they reached 55 years of age. According to the lawsuit, the company gave supervisors lists of older couriers to target for increased supervision, discipline, and harassment.

The lawsuit also states that FedEx has been charged with age discrimination numerous times. According to the documents, filed December 23, 2005, "Defendant FedEx has purposefully engaged in age discriminatory practices with the full knowledge that in so doing it was discriminating against its older couriers, without regard for the rights of those couriers under the ADEA."

Furthermore, the plaintiff claims that when he joined a previous lawsuit against FedEx, he was subjected to retaliation from the company. The plaintiff says he was told to meet unrealistic performance expectations or be terminated, that his routes were changed without notice or reason, and he was targeted for productivity issues.

FedEx has been in trouble for other forms of discrimination, including racial and sexual discrimination. In fact, just last year an investigation was begun by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission into allegations of a pattern of discrimination against minorities. In October, 2005, the company paid $500,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of 20 employees who claimed FedEx denied them promotions because of their race.

It is illegal for companies to discriminate against their workers on the basis of age. In May, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that civil rights laws that protected people against race and sex discrimination should also protect those who file suits alleging age discrimination. This means that rather than having to prove that their employers' actions were deliberate, which is often difficult to do, the plaintiffs only have to show that the company had a policy in place that caused harm to older employees and was not a "reasonable" business policy.

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I am an older electrician looking for work. A Fedex advertisement appears to be legal age discrimination so I looked on their web site to find the age cutoff for electricians and could not find any. I was interested in working for them, but I see now that I am not wanted so will look elsewhere. I would advise anyone over 40 to go elsewhere so they are not wasting time working for such a company.

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Job Description
Company: FedEx Express
Job Title: M0033: Tech (Sort Sys)
Job Requisition Number: RC480636
Category: Property Development
Job Family: FXE-US: Properties
Time Type: Full Time
Locations:
Fort Worth, Texas

Irving, Texas

Job Duties Maintains and repair all package sorting and container handling equipment in the Memphis hub and in field stations; maintains all electrical, electronic pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical systems in accordance with established FedEx maintenance procedures.

Minimum Education
High School Diploma/GED.

Minimum Experience
Three (3) years’ technical experience required; Industrial Maintenance Technician (preferred experience), or other maintenance/military/related trade experience (considered) with a background in Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Electronic and Materials Handling Systems Maintenance or Completion of the Sort Trainee Program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to obtain an Industrial Maintenance Electrician (Limited) License. Must possess good working knowledge of maintenance tools, equipment & procedures. Good interpersonal and oral communications skills.

Job Conditions
Must be willing to work odd work weeks, overtime, holidays & rotating shifts. Valid Drivers License required. Ability to Lift 50 Lbs. and maneuver heavy sort-related components, parts and equipment with appropriate equipment and/or assistance. Ability to access equipment by crawling, laying, standing and/or climbing at all heights both above and below ground level, and timely updating status of work orders assigned.
Non-Covered Safety Sensitive Position; Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.

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I have applied twice at Fedex ground in Ft.Mill,SC. The first time in was May 2016. I went to the sort observation. I was told I would recieve an email to apply. After 2 weeks, never heard anything. I called and they said "Oh, we had the wrong e-mail, we'll send it again." Long story short. I had to call Fedex twice until they sent me the e-mail. Buy then, over a month had passed and you have to fill out the application within 30 days.
Mid August 2016, I applied again. Went the the site observation. Used a new e-mail and Same thing happended. This time FedEx said, "Oh, we are having problems with some e-mails, but we'll get yours out ASAP. As of Sept. 1, 2016 I still haven"t heard Anything. By the way, I am Over 50 yerars old, great shape and more than qualified...Hmmm....

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