FedEx Loses Bid to Seal Documents in Driver Unpaid Overtime Suit

A district court denied FedEx Ground Package Systems Inc.‘s request to seal a variety of records in a collective action by Massachusetts delivery drivers for unpaid overtime because the documents qualify as judicial records and many are already public.

The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied FedEx’s 2023 motion to seal three categories of documents the drivers submitted as evidence, according to US Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson‘s Tuesday order. The types of documents included a compliance manual, the company’s policies and procedures for managers and employees who conduct compliance assessments, and information concerning ...