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FedEx Corporation

Workplace Discrimination (Retaliation and Constructive Termination)

Date: 12/22/2004 (Date of Verdict)

Misconduct Type: Labor

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $1,570,000

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: On December 22, 2004, a jury returned a $1.57 million verdict in favor of a former FedEx employee who sued the company for retaliation and constructive termination. The jury awarded him $201,000 in back pay and $1,370,000 in compensatory damages for emotional pain and distress. The employee, who is white, sought to promote an African American and a Hispanic to supervisory positions but was rebuffed and retaliated against by a corporate management official.