Brandao v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.

Curran, Dennis J., J.

Claudio Brandao and Rommel Lima have sued, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, for alleged violations of the Independent Contractor Statute, G.L.c. 149, §148B, and the Wage Act, G.L.c. 149, §148, by Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. They allege that in contracts between themselves and BradleyMktg Enterprise, an “intermediate franchisor” of Jan-Pro, they were misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees, and were subject to improper fees and paycheck deductions. Jan-Pro now seeks to compel the arbitration of Mr. Brandao’s…