Sandy Springs-based UPS has agreed to pay another $4.2 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the firm falsified delivery records for government packages.
A total of 14 states and 3 cities will get settlement money from UPS, according to law firm Wu, Grohovsky & Whipple. The law firm represents the whistleblower in the case, former UPS employee Robert Fulk.
The settlement comes after UPS earlier this year agreed to pay $25 million to settle similar complaints with the federal government, along with $740,000 to New Jersey.
Fulk alleged UPS entered false delivery times to make it appear packages were delivered on time when they were not, and gave false reports of requests for later deliveries, allowing UPS to avoid paying refunds for late deliveries to federal and state governments.
UPS said the $4.2 million settlement resolves all claims, and said “UPS continues to be a supplier in good standing with these governments and agencies and values their relationships.”
“When notified of the issues, UPS focused to improve training, systems and technology to better serve our customers,” UPS spokeswoman Susan Rosenberg said in a written statement.
According to Wu, Grohovsky & Whipple, UPS will pay the following amounts to states and cities:
California $ 631,256.74
Chicago $ 28,970.97
Delaware $ 31,248.25
District of Columbia $ 459.77
Florida $ 376,143.74
Hawaii $ 34,727.03
Illinois $ 779,415.07
Indiana $ 94,407.30
Massachusetts $ 216,947.28
Minnesota $ 53,015.79
Montana $ 27,763.66
New Mexico $ 124,454.75
New York and NYC $ 1,467,920.38
North Carolina $ 49,723.81
Tennessee $ 36,751.21
Virginia $ 241,056.34
