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Online Job Platforms, Clients, Face Increased Scrutiny and Charges for Misclassifying Workers

Published December 09, 2024 ■ Legal Watch

Around the country, state regulators are stepping up enforcement activity against app-based and online job platforms that classify workers as independent contractors. Clients of those platforms are also increasingly in the crosshairs. Recent action ranges from formal investigations in some cases to fines and penalties in others.

In this article, ASA examines the recent regulatory activity and looks at what’s at stake for job platforms and their clients when workers are found to have been misclassified.

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