California officials said that FedEx would pay tens of thousands of dollars to resolve allegations that a driving job applicant was unlawfully rejected based on an old conviction.
On June 3, 2026, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) announced FedEx would pay $85,000 directly to a complainant to settle allegations of a violation the state’s Fair Chance Act.
The California CRD accused FedEx of violating the Fair Chance Act “when a contractor rejected an applicant for a FedEx driving job based on an old and unrelated offense.”…