Jani-King Asks 3rd Circuit To Rehear Its Employment Class Certification Ruling

Mealey's (October 13, 2016, 10:05 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — One of the largest commercial cleaning franchisors on Oct. 5 filed a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc of the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel’s 2-1 decision that a Pennsylvania federal judge properly certified a class of franchisees suing Jani-King over their employment classification, saying it conflicts with Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court class action decisions (Darryl Williams, et al. v. Jani-King of Philadelphia, et al., No. 15-2049, 3rd Cir.)....