The Illinois Attorney General announced that it had reached a settlement with an online platform for manufacturing and distribution workers for misclassifying workers as independent contractors.
CHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) — Attorney General Kwame Raoul reached a settlement with Veryable Inc. on Thursday, resolving allegations the company misclassified workers.
The $320,000 settlement resolved the allegations that the workers who were placed in temporary labor positions via the company’s online platform were misclassified. Raoul’s office carried out an investigation that revealed workers placed through the online platform were misclassified as independent contractors and paid at a regular hourly rate of pay without receiving any premiums for overtime hours worked.
Additionally, these workers were not paid for a four-hour minimum when they were placed in jobs that ended up being canceled. Veryable also failed to ensure that workers were employed by a registered day and temporary labor service provider.
Source: IL Attorney General recovers unpaid wages for misclassified workers | WCIA.com
