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SEBAGO v. BOSTON CAB DISPATCH, INC.

No. SJC-11757.

471 Mass. 321 (2015)

BERNARD SEBAGO & others v. BOSTON CAB DISPATCH, INC., & others (and a consolidated case).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 21, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Liss-Riordan (Adelaide Pagano with her) for Bernard Sebago.

Andrew Good (Philip G. Cormier with him) for Edward J. Tutunjian.

Albert A. DeNapoli (Emily C. Shanahan with him) for USA Taxi Association, Inc.

Nathan L. Kaitz, for John Byda, was present but did not argue.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Norman M. Leon, of Illinois, & Matthew Iverson for International Franchise Association.

Nicole Horberg Decter & Don Siegel for Massachusetts AFL-CIO.

Stevan Johnson, pro se.

Helen G. Litsas, Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, for city of Boston.

Present: GANTS, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, DUFFLY, & HINES, JJ.

In this case, we must determine whether licensed taxicab drivers in the city of Boston (city) may be classified properly as independent contractors, see G. L. c. 149, § 148B (independent contractor statute), in accordance with Boston Police Department Rule 403, Hackney Carriage Rules and Flat Rate Handbook (2008) (Rule 403). Rule...

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