San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced Thursday the filing of a lawsuit against an on-demand hospitality staffing company that has allegedly misclassified workers and denied them guaranteed wages and benefits.
Filed on behalf of the people of California and San Francisco, the lawsuit alleges that the Arizona-based company Qwick's treatment of food and beverage workers like bussers, dishwashers and servers as independent contractors is illegal.
Qwick considers their workers as freelancers and independent contractors, but Chiu alleges that the workers are Qwick employees"by every legal standard under California law." Because of the alleged misclassification, workers are unable to receive overtime, meals and rest breaks, health care or paid leave.
"It is entirely possible to legally provide last minute or temporary staffing to businesses in the food and beverage industry," reads a press release from Chiu's office."Many temporary staffing agencies do just that, but those workers are rightfully designated as employees."
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