Legal Opinion
Depianti v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 17, 2013PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
Giovani Depianti, a janitorial cleaning services franchisee, along with franchisees from other States, filed this putative class action in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the defendant, Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. (Jan-Pro). Depianti alleges, inter alia, that Jan-Pro misclassified him as an independent contractor, see G. L. c. 149, § 148B, and committed various wage law violations. A judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts certified the following questions to this court, pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 1:03, as…
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