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Nearly one in every 10 retail items that are returned for a refund in the U.S. is fraudulent, according to a UPS-owned reverse logistics company that says it plans to combat the $76.5 billion problem for the country’s retailers with artificial intelligence.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said UPS "played the Grinch" by allegedly shorting seasonal workers on their pay.
The Sandy Springs-based company's stock has taken a beating recently. Leaders say part of that is because they’re playing the long game.
It's estimated that in the last six years, UPS has deprived tens of thousands of seasonal workers of wages totaling about $45 million.
United Parcel Service Inc. will invest $120 million in 400 robots used to unload trucks, according to people familiar with the matter, revealing new details on the logistics giant’s $9 billion automation plan that aims to boost profits by decreasing labor costs.
In a lawsuit, the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, said UPS had “repeatedly and persistently” failed to pay seasonal workers for all of the time they spent on the job.
Another lawsuit has been filed against UPS on behalf of a victim killed in the plane crash last month. The crash killed 14 people on Nov. 4. The flight was taking off from Louisville and headed for Honolulu, Hawaii. The latest lawsuit was filed on behalf of Ella Whorton.
According to the Reno County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received the call shortly after 3 p.m. reporting a serious accident at the railroad crossing. Deputies arrived to find a UPS delivery truck that had been struck by a train and pushed on the driver’s side.