Franchisee Defendants Failed To Prove They Were Parties To Employment Contract

Mealey's (May 28, 2020, 2:26 PM EDT) -- BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Connecticut federal judge on May 26 denied a motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to stay a home health aide’s suit in favor of arbitration because the franchisee defendants failed to prove that they were parties to the employment contract, which included an arbitration clause (Ionie Scott, et al. v. Griswold Home Care, et al., No. 19-527, D. Conn., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91305)....