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 A valuable plaintiffs’ expert report was submitted to the Northern Indiana court and found its way onto the public docket.  Robert W. Wood is “author of Legal Guide to Independent Contractor Status originally published in 1992 now in its Fourth Edition” and “author or editor of 31 books and over 1,000 articles published in legal, accounting and business periodicals.” Wood has often been “engaged to help clients establish bona fide independent contractor arrangements” and “drafted, edited or assisted in drafting dozens of independent contractor agreements over nearly three decades.” Wood has “argued far more frequently for independent contractor (rather than employee status) of workers."  Woods’ conclusion in his report? “FXG’s drivers are the cornerstone of its enterprise.  To a truly extraordinary degree, drivers are integrated within FXG’s global system...In my opinion, plainly, unequivocally, and without qualification, the P&D drivers do not (and cannot) constitute bona fide independent contractors under any existing test for assessing worker status.” Wood’s report is uploaded on the FedExWatch MDL Resource page.