FedEx Independent Contractor

Read the case study “FedEx’s
Independent Contractors: Is the Company Really Recruiting Employees?” at the
end of Chapter 6.

Write a paper that answers the
following questions:

• Why does FedEx’s delivery agreement blur the line
  between being an employee of the company and being an independent
  contractor for the company?
• How should FedEx address the interpretative problems
  associated with its delivery agreement with independent contractors?

The requirements below must be met
for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5
  pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original
  content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come
  from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course
  material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and
  other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the
  three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs,
  quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a
  reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources
such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as,
The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis,
Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.