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If there is nothing else I've learned from Hacker News it is that there is a non-trivial percentage of the startup community who not only don't care if a tech s
by Iftheshoefits 12y ago
If there is nothing else I've learned from Hacker News it is that there is a non-trivial percentage of the startup community who not only don't care if a tech startup breaks the law, but they actively support and encourage it. Besides that, companies treating contract workers as employees in this way has been a thing for a long time, and I suspect it will take massive disgruntlement to fuel an equally massive lawsuit in order to get any of them to change.
- 7Figures2Commas 12y ago> I suspect it will take massive disgruntlement to fuel an equally massive lawsuit in order to get any of them to change. As I noted, there are already lawsuits targeting some of these startups and there are prominent class action attorneys who have publicly stated that they're eying some of the startups that haven't yet been sued. To file a class action, plaintiff's counsel needs as little as one lead plaintiff. If and when class certification occurs, plaintiff's counsel represents all members of the certified class. Members of the class who don't wish to be a part of the class must opt out. In other words, you do not need "massive disgruntlement" to have an attractive class action. Even the largest of class actions frequently have just a handful of named plaintiffs. Note that there are practical reasons class action attorneys have not rushed to sue all of these companies. One of them: with their rapid growth, the number of potentially misclassified independent contractors is increasing quickly. Given the applicable statutes of limitations, patience can be rewarded with a larger class and damages that span a greater period of time.