Scale AI is being investigated by the US Department of Labor - TechCrunch

"The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is investigating the data-labeling startup Scale AI for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, TechCrunch has learned.

That’s a federal law that regulates unpaid wages, misclassification of employees as contractors, and illegal retaliation against workers."

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/scale-ai-is-being-investigated-by-the-us-department-of-labor

We are urging each and every one of you to please speak out against the wage theft that has gone unanswered for too long.

If you live in the U.S. and haven't received payment for your tasks, training, or assessments, were locked out of your account without receiving your final payment, or have been misclassified as an independent contractor (you are an employee if you don't own your own business, even if you filled out an independent contractor form), the Department of Labor is advocating on your behalf. The pdf to the form we urge to fill out is linked here, fill it out and send to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Your information is kept completely confidential, as is according to Informants Privilege.

Furthermore, I encourage you to read this article from the Department of Labor, which tells you the difference between an "independent contractor" and an "employee": https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa/misclassification