Mealey's (April 24, 2017, 9:19 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 12 affirmed a New York federal judge’s ruling that drivers of black cars in New York City who own or rent franchises are independent contractors, not employees, because the franchisors exert little control over the day-to-day operation of their businesses (Mazhar Saleem, et al. v. Corporate Transportation Group Ltd., No. 15-88, 2nd Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 6305)....