7-Eleven To Mass. High Court: Franchisees Don’t Perform Services For Franchisor

(January 29, 2024, 8:47 AM EST) -- BOSTON — Addressing the most recent question certified to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court by the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in an employment classification case, 7-Eleven Inc. argues in its brief that its franchisees do not trigger the Massachusetts test for independent contractor misclassification, also known as the “ABC” test, as their contractual obligations, including paying a percentage of their profit to the franchisor, do not constitute “services” under that test....