9th Circuit Denies Rehearing In Franchisee Misclassification Appeal

Mealey's (March 26, 2021, 11:28 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 25 denied a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc filed by a cleaning company franchisor after the appellate court issued an amended opinion on Feb. 2 vacating a summary judgment ruling for the franchisor and remanding for the district court to consider whether the janitors are employees under the Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court standard in the first instance....