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Eight state attorney generals sent a joint letter to Federal Express on Thursday expressing concern that the shipping company isn’t providing appropriate protection for workers in an attempt to lower payroll taxes. The company is classifying drivers as independent contractors and by doing so the company can avoid workers compensation insurance, wage protection, unemployment insurance and civil rights protections. Attorney Generals from Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont all signed the letter. FedEx has been the target of multiple lawsuits across the country for misclassifying pickup and delivery drivers. Some of those cases accuse the company of failing to pay overtime for employees who have been classified as independent contractors.