City Attorney Announces $4.5M Misclassification Settlement

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced a $4.5 million settlement with gig staffing company WorkWhile that requires the company to pay restitution to thousands of delivery drivers in California. The City Attorney's Office sued WorkWhile for allegedly misclassifying employees as independent contractors. The staffing company, founded in 2019, provides temporary workers to businesses in various industries, including hospital and food service, event service, delivery, warehouse and general labor. Prosecutors said the company misclassified workers as contractors, depriving them of ov...