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ARCHER v. GRUBHUB, INC.

SJC-13228.

490 Mass. 352 (2022)

VERONICA ARCHER & others v. GRUBHUB, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 27, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theanne Evangelis , of California ( Blaine H. Evanson , of California, & Joshua M. Wesneski , of the District of Columbia, also present) for the defendant.

Eric R. LeBlanc for the plaintiffs.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Ben Robbins & Daniel B. Winslow for New England Legal Foundation.

Lee Dawn Daniel , Thomas R. Murphy , & Patrick M. Groulx for Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

Maura Healey , Attorney General, & Tallulah Q. Knopp , Assistant Attorney General, for the Attorney General.

Rohit K. Singla , of California, Rachel G. Miller-Ziegler , of the District of Columbia, & Elaine J. Goldenberg for Lyft, Inc.

Mason A. Kortz for Jonathan Askin & others.

Jennifer B. Dickey & Jonathan D. Urick , of the District of Columbia, Mark C. Fleming , & Charles C. Kelsh for Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

Robert F. Friedman , of Texas, Julie M. McGoldrick , of California, & Francis J. Bingham for DoorDash, Inc., & another.

Shannon Liss-Riordan & Adelaide H. Pagano for Massachusetts Employment Law Association.

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

In this case, we consider whether delivery drivers, who delivered takeout food and various prepackaged goods from local restaurants, delicatessens, and convenience stores to Grubhub, Inc. (Grubhub), customers within the Commonwealth, fall within a residual category of workers — namely, "any other class of workers engaged in...

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