( September 6, 2024, 1:33 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — Answering the second question certified by the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in an employment classification case, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Sept. 5 that 7-Eleven Inc. franchisees who “perform various contractual obligations under the Franchise Agreement” and provide 7-Eleven with a percentage of their gross profits do not “‘perform[] any service’ for 7-Eleven within the meaning of” Massachusetts’ independent contractor statute....