November 14, 2008: UPS uses a two-month lag when adjusting its fuel surcharges. That means customers are paying a surcharge based on the price of gas two months ago when it was a dollar per gallon more expensive. You may not want to mention this when you’re making your pickups.

October 22, 2008: Current and former drivers for FedEx Ground who were misclassified as contractors instead of employees would receive another $9.1 million in reimbursements for job-related expenses under a tentative ruling from a court-appointed referee, an attorney for the drivers announced Oct. 20 ( Estrada v. RPS Inc., Cal. Super. Ct., No. BC210130, tentative post-remand accounting report 10/8/08). Retired California Superior Court Judge William J. Cahill's Oct. 8 ruling on nearly 50,000 expenses submitted...