San Francisco staffing company WorkWhile will pay $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by City Attorney David Chiu that claimed the company deprived its workers of benefits by misclassifying employees as independent contractors.
The settlement marks the second time in a just over a year that WorkWhile has agreed to pay restitution to its workers over accusations that it wasn’t compensating them properly.
Chiu said the agreement was part of the city’s ongoing effort to prevent San Francisco businesses from exploiting workers. The settlement affects WorkWhile delivery drivers. In late 2024, as part of the same dispute, the company agreed to pay restitution to other non-driver employees…