Judge Dismisses Some Claims Against Tax Preparation Franchisor In No-Poach Suit

Mealey's (November 15, 2019, 1:04 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — In a putative class action by seasonal tax preparers over a franchisor’s no-poach agreements, a federal judge in New Jersey on Oct. 31 dismissed only claims against a tax preparation franchisor and its subsidiary that occurred before Dec. 20, 2014 (Jessica Robinson, et al. v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc., et al., No. 19-9066, D. N.J., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188962)....