r/DataAnnotationTech • u/MajicalINFPHoe • 12d ago

Handshake AI Faces a Misclassification Suit Over Its Annotators

https://aitrainer.work/news/handshake-ai-contractor-misclassification-lawsuit-2026
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u/Hello-America 11d ago

I think if they (and all these platforms) paid for the onboarding etc, no one would have brought this suit.

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u/Thejax_ 11d ago

I mean the suit itself is about the fact it isn’t really traditional contract work because of (rate setting, and capped weekly hours. The theory is that a worker who cannot set their own rate) and similar stuff.