Mealey's ( April 26, 2021, 9:37 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — In briefs filed April 19 and Feb. 16, respectively, convenience store chain 7-Eleven and franchisees, who filed a proposed class action alleging they were misclassified as contractors rather than employees, ask the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to determine whether Massachusetts’ three-prong test for independent contractor status conflicts with federal franchising regulations....