(October 23, 2017, 9:05 AM EDT) -- SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Oct. 18 upheld an administrative law judge’s affirmation of the Oregon Employment Department’s finding that Oregon franchisees were not independent contractors but were employees of a Washington-based franchisor that was responsible for $138,029.26 in unemployment insurance taxes (National Maintenance Contractors, LLC v. Employment Department, No. A158760, Ore. App., 2017 Ore. App. LEXIS 1271)....