Homeaglow and Dazzling Cleaning lawsuit investigation

Homeaglow and Dazzling Cleaning lawsuit: Who’s affected?

Did you work for Homeaglow, also known as Dazzling Cleaning, as a cleaner in the last five years in California? You may be eligible for more money and more protections under California law. 

Cleaners for Homeaglow and Dazzling are tired of working long, hard hours for inadequate pay and other benefits owed under California law, such as reimbursement for cleaning supplies, mileage and other forms of wages.

Homeaglow’s founders have been trying to make a quick dollar off the backs of hardworking cleaning professionals for nearly a decade, with their latest ventures being Homeaglow and Dazzling Cleaning. Rather than hire and appropriately pay workers to fulfill cleaning contracts with customers, these companies hire “independent contractor” cleaners to do all the hard work. However, by classifying their core workforce this way while still heavily controlling their services, Homeaglow avoids paying the robust benefits owed to hardworking people in California. 

Homeaglow’s cleaners often work difficult cleaning jobs for no pay at all or inadequate compensation. There is no reimbursement for the cleaning supplies required to do this work, nor is there any mileage or gas reimbursements if jobs are far away. Homeaglow essentially does what it wants when it wants and expects its front-line cleaners to simply fall in line and accept the bare minimum. 

Fortunately, California law protects workers in the state regardless of their classification under contracts like Homeaglow’s and requires these unscrupulous companies to pay fair wages, reimbursements and penalties for failure to comply.  

Attorneys are actively working to get cleaners what they are owed and make Homeaglow pay fair wages. 

What is being done to resolve the issue?

Several Homeaglow and Dazzling cleaners have filed lawsuits challenging how Homeaglow compensates its workers and seeking reimbursement for the money workers laid out in supplies and fees and seeking the restoration of rights due you under the California Labor Code.

The law

Because it bills itself as nothing more than a facilitator, matching cleaning clients with cleaners, Homeaglow classifies its cleaners in a way that does not require it to follow normal employment laws in California. Despite California law requiring it, Homeaglow does not reimburse for mileage, overtime, cleaning supplies and other expenses, and does not provide meal and rest breaks. 

Despite classifying its cleaners as “independent,” Homeaglow treats these workers like employees by controlling their work and micromanaging their customer relationships. 

California’s labor laws are clear and definitive in saying that workers who are treated as employees are, in fact, employees. California labor laws can be considered tougher than those of other states, so Homeaglow and other businesses may find they have to change their models to operate there. 

Misclassified workers can recover unpaid wages, penalties and other compensation.

California labor lawyers who are experienced in AB 5, signed into law in 2019, are in the best position to help you get back on track and earn what you should. They understand the ins and outs of the specific state law and the ABC test, which is used to determine whether workers should be considered independent contractors. A worker is considered an employee unless they meet the following three criteria:

1. The worker is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of the work and in fact;
2. The worker performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business; and
3. The worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business of the same nature as that involved in the work performed.

Join a class action lawsuit investigation of Homeaglow’s worker classification

Did you work for Homeaglow Inc., also known as Dazzle Cleaning, as a cleaner in California in the last five years? You may qualify to participate in a lawsuit investigation. 

Please fill out the form on this page to see if you qualify for a FREE case evaluation.