The FedEx driver overtime cases have reached North Dakota and Oklahoma with more than 100 individual suits filed across the two states. The filings target Federal Express Corp.
on behalf of contractor drivers who say they worked over 40 hours a week without time-and-a-half pay. OpenClassActions grouped the two states together in its weekly settlements roundup. There is no class to join, because Lawyers and Settlements reports each driver seeks back pay and related relief in a separate federal case.
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Table of Contents
- What drivers allege
- Why cases are filed one by one
- Where Oklahoma and North Dakota stand
- What this means for affected drivers
What drivers allege
Lawyers and Settlements reports the drivers delivered FedEx packages while paid by intermediary independent service providers. The same reporting says FedEx controlled schedules, uniforms, scanning and delivery methods.
A joint employer is a second company a worker says also directed the work. The claim falls under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal law that requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours. The Oklahoma court filings described by iHeartRadio allege routine over-40-hour weeks without that premium.
Why cases are filed one by one
The Samuel Law Firm describes a case-background update that says a May 18, 2026 order split Pennsylvania mass actions into individual suits. The same update sets a 60-day refiling deadline after mediation failed and collective actions were decertified. Lawyers and Settlements reports about 2,800 individual complaints were filed nationwide starting Sept.
3, 2026. The same reporting says plaintiffs' counsel Shannon Liss-Riordan plans up to 10,000 separate federal cases. That structure explains why Oklahoma and North Dakota drivers face individual filings, not class membership.
Where Oklahoma and North Dakota stand
iHeartRadio, citing Tulsa World, counted 83 Oklahoma suits in its Oct. 12 courts report. The breakdown was 33 in Tulsa, 11 in Muskogee and 39 in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Post, summarizing Public Radio Tulsa, put the total above 90 drivers suing in those three cities. Justia dockets list the North Dakota overtime entry as Trehus v.
Federal Express Corp., filed Oct. 5, 2026 as No. 1:2026cv00328. The listed cause is denial of overtime pay under 29 U.S.C. § 201.
What this means for affected drivers
The filings are unproven allegations, not findings of liability. The Oklahoma Post, citing Tulsa World, reports FedEx's position is that third-party contractors owe any overtime due.
Lawyers and Settlements reports each driver seeks unpaid overtime plus liquidated damages, interest, attorney's fees and a jury trial. That individual structure shapes these checks drawn from the suits: A driver who matches that pattern would need a separate federal filing to seek the same relief.
- Delivered FedEx packages through an independent service provider
- Worked more than 40 hours in a week without time-and-a-half
- Followed FedEx-set schedules, uniform, scanning or delivery rules