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High ImpactMay 29, 2026Supreme Court Expands FAA Exemption for Last-Mile Delivery Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Brock v. Flowers Foods that fundamentally reshapes how last-mile delivery workers are classified under federal labor law. The ruling clarifies tha
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Labor & Workforce
High ImpactMay 6, 2026FedEx $470M Settlement Signals Labor Reckoning in Logistics
FedEx's approximately $470 million settlement represents a watershed moment for the logistics industry's reliance on independent contractor and subcontracting models. The US logistics sector has histo
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