Racial Discrimination at FedEx

FedEx was divided into divisions and geographical regions. The vice presidents of operations for each division acted as the head of a region. The regions were again divided into districts, which were headed by managing directors. These managing directors reported directly to the vice presidents. The districts had distribution or service centers which were run by the senior managers. These senior managers reported to the managing directors. The operations managers of the centers reported to the senior managers. The corporate headquarters supervised the working of the regions. All the decisions regarding appointment of hourly employees were taken by the operations managers. All the decisions pertaining to the operations managers were made by the senior managers...

Richard Tisdale Vs FedEx

Richard Tisdale (Tisdale), an African-American male employee worked as a handler and ramp transport driver at the Nashville Distribution station of FedEx during 1996-2000. In 1998, Tisdale complained to the management that he was not paid for attending the driver training program while the company had made payments to white employees. He also alleged that the African-American employees were passed over for promotion and advancement to other positions. He said that about 30 of the employees at the station were African-Americans and none of them had become supervisors. Reacting to Tisdale's complaints, the company sent an investigator to look into the practices of discrimination at the station...