FedEx Tax Wage Theft Argument Centers on Alleged Harm to Drivers

A federal appeals court in Boston signaled that FedEx Corp. drivers’ bid to revive their lawsuit alleging the company engaged in wage theft by not paying their tax withholdings to the government will turn on whether they suffered an actual injury.

The drivers want the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to overturn a federal district judge’s ruling dismissing the case in part because she said the drivers weren’t harmed and thus didn’t have standing to sue. They received a tax credit for the withholdings, which were held in a trust for the government, said US District Judge ...