Labor Department Investigates Scale AI
View Original Article →Published: 3/6/2025
**Labor Department Investigates Scale AI**
By Nick Wingfield
Source: TechCrunch
The U.S. Department of Labor is examining whether Scale AI has violated a federal labor law that governs the minimum wage, overtime pay, and whether workers are classified as independent contractors or employees, TechCrunch reported.
The investigation has been active since at least August 2024, according to a document viewed by TechCrunch. Scale AI employs hundreds of thousands of freelancers to help train AI systems on behalf of customers. The company has faced lawsuits from workers accusing Scale AI of wage theft.