Abstract

In late 1990s and early 2000s, FedEx Corporation faced allegations of racial discrimination from its minority employee. A case filed by the company’s minority employees in 2003 was given a class action status in 2005 thus strengthening the racial discriminatory allegations on the company. The case focuses on the charges of racial discrimination against FedEx Corporation. It elaborates the treatment meted out to minority employees in the company and discusses few cases filed by the employees of FedEx Corporation against the company’s discriminatory practices.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Racial discrimination and the laws protecting individuals from such discriminatory practices
• Situations or factors that contribute to discrimination at workplace and the impact of such practices on the company and its employees
• Various policies, codes and procedures to prevent discrimination at workplace
• and Reasons for the failure in implementing the codes and employment policies framed by companies and the need to continuously monitor such policies to implement and improve them from time to time to achieve the desired objectives.

Keywords

FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express, US Federal Law, Racial Discrimination, Frederick W. Smith, African-American employees, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Performance Evaluations, Compensation, Promotions, Hostile culture, Freedom of Congregation, Civil Rights Act of 1964, FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., FedEx Freight Corporation, Fedex's Code of Business Conduct & Ethics