The dollars are piling up in lawsuits against companies misclassifying workers as independent contractors. On July 13th, final approval was given by a San Francisco Superior Court Judge to a $8.5 million settlement in a case regarding Lime misclassifying “Juicers”, people who charge Lime scooters, as independent contractors. In the words of RBGG’s Grunfeld, this settlement “sends a great message to workers that they shouldn’t settle for these one-sided independent contractor agreements that are in fact employment arrangements that reduce their compensation to below minimum wage, in many instances.”
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