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Past and present franchisees of commercial cleaning service franchisor, Jani-King, brought claims for violation of Connecticut minimum wage and anti-kickback laws, and unjust enrichment. They claimed Jani-King misclassified...more
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The Ninth Circuit sent shockwaves through the franchise industry in ruling that last year’s California Supreme Court decision broadening who may bring wage misclassification claims (Dynamex v. Superior Court) applied...more
On December 28, 2018, the U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) joint-employer test as articulated in Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186. ...more
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