District Attorneys Sue Employer for Allegedly Misclassifying Workers

District attorneys from two California counties are suing an app-based cleaning and repair service for allegedly misclassifying its employees as independent contractors, according to a news release. San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday they had filed suit against Handy for illegally claiming its workers were contractors and not employees who would be eligible for benefits such as workers’ comp coverage. The worker-protection suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, seeks restitution for H...