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WILLIAMS v. JANI-KING OF PHILADELPHIA INC.

No. 15-2049.

837 F.3d 314 (2016)

Darryl WILLIAMS; Howard Brooks v. JANI-KING OF PHILADELPHIA INC.; Jani-King Inc.; Jani-King International Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

(Filed: September 21, 2016).

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerry L. Bundy, Esq. , Eileen M. Hunter, Esq. , Aaron D. Vanoort, Esq. [ARGUED], Faegre Baker Daniels, 90 South 7th Street, 2200 Wells Fargo Center, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Counsel for Appellants.

Jonathan N. Solish, Esq. , Bryan Cave, 120 Broadway, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Counsel for Amicus Appellant International Franchise Association.

David J. Cohen, Esq. , 604 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Shannon Liss-Riordan, Esq. [ARGUED], Adelaide Pagano, Esq. , Lichten & Liss-Riordan, 729 Boylston Street, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116, Counsel for Appellees.

Before: FISHER, CHAGARES and COWEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Disputes about whether workers are properly classified as employees or independent contractors are a classic and reoccurring issue in American law. This case presents such a dispute. Jani-King,1 the world's largest commercial cleaning franchisor, classifies its franchisees...

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