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PATEL v. 7-ELEVEN, INC.

SJC-13166.

489 Mass. 356 (2022)

DHANANJAY PATEL & others v. 7-ELEVEN, INC., & others; DP MILK STREET INC. & others, third-party defendants.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 24, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Liss-Riordan for the plaintiffs.

Norman M. Leon , of Illinois ( Matthew J. Iverson also present) for 7-Eleven, Inc.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Kevin P. Martin , William E. Evans , & Christopher J.C. Herbert for Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America & another.

Ian D. Roffman & Sara A. Lonks for Financial Services Institute, Inc.

Christopher A. Parlo , of New York, Sean P. Lynch , of New Jersey, & Mary Grace Parsons for Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts & others.

John R. Skelton & Katherine R. Moskop for Retailers Association of Massachusetts.

Benjamin B. Reed , of Virginia, & Nora H. Murphy , of Maryland, for International Franchise Association & another.

Maura Healey , Attorney General, Kate Watkins & Cynthia Mark , Assistant Attorneys General, & David C. Kravitz , Deputy State Solicitor, for Attorney General.

Ana Muñoz , Joseph Michalakes , & Audrey Richardson for Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association & another.

James Reilly Dolan , of Maryland, Joel Marcus & Matthew M. Hoffman , of the District of Columbia, & Bradley Grossman for Federal Trade Commission.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

In this case, we answer the following certified question regarding G. L. c. 149, § 148B (independent contractor statute):5

"Whether the three-prong test for independent contractor status set forth in [the independent contractor statute] applies to the relationship between a franchisor and...

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