Attorney Ana Muñoz Speaks to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly About New SJC Decision

Attorney Ana Muñoz spoke to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly this week about the SJC’s decision in Patel et al. v. 7-11 Inc., et al. The Court answered a certified question from the First Circuit about how to address claims by franchisees that they have been misclassified as independent contractors. Muñoz, who wrote an amicus brief in the case on behalf of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (MELA), noted that in its decision “the SJC also reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that people are paid for their work by adopting a broad reading of the Wage Act under which a label like ‘franchisee’ will not be determinative.” Read the full story here: Bar sees balance in SJC’s ruling in 7-Eleven case | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (masslawyersweekly.com)