1,100 Current and Former FedEx Workers are Getting a Cut of a $900,000 Legal Settlement

Published Aug 4, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT

Workers argued the company failed to pay workers for military leave despite paying for other short-term leave including jury duty and bereavement.

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Published Aug 4, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT

A legal fight is preliminarily over between Federal Express Corp., the world’s largest express transportation company, and two of its employees over short-term military leave. A federal court filing in Georgia shows FedEx has agreed to pay $900,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company failed to pay workers for military leave despite paying for other short-term leave benefits, including for jury duty and bereavement time. The plaintiffs were Charlinda Williams, now a former FedEx worker, and Richard Quichocho, a current employee. A court filing on July 31 requests preliminary approval of the settlement they struck with FedEx to end the claim filed under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. The workers argued that service members did not receive the same benefits as their civilian colleagues, which violates anti-discrimination provisions of the USERRA. Other military personnel have sued their respective employers for allegedly skirting USERRA laws. "Given the uncertainty of establishing both liability and the amount of monetary relief, and as the settlement represents between 46% and 90% what the pay class would likely recover…the settlement represents a fair, reasonable and adequate result for the classes and should receive preliminary approval," Quichocho and Williams wrote in their court filing.