Mealey's (February 11, 2020, 12:20 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A hotel franchisor was awarded summary judgment by a federal judge in Pennsylvania on Feb. 6 in a suit brought by a former housekeeper accusing it of failing to pay overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PWMA), ruling that it could not be found liable as a joint employer because a franchise agreement did not give the franchisor any power over the employment policies (Gina DiFlavis v. Choice Hotels International Inc., et al., No. 18-3914, E.D. Pa., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20801)....