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Dog-walking app Rover agreed to pay $18 million as part of a settlement to resolve claims it misclassified California workers as independent contractors instead of employees.
The settlement benefits individuals who performed at least one pet care service through Rover’s online platform in California between Nov. 1, 2018, and Feb. 7, 2023.
According to the class action lawsuit, Rover classified California workers as independent contractors despite these workers qualifying for employee classification under California labor laws. As a result of this purported misclassification, workers were allegedly denied fair wages and other benefits.
Rover is an app that connects pet owners to pet caretakers who offer walking, home visits, boarding and other services.
Rover hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to a $18 million settlement to resolve the misclassification class action lawsuit.
Under the terms of the settlement, class members can receive a cash payment. Payment amounts will vary depending on the number of days worked during the class period. No payment estimates are available on the settlement website.
The deadline for exclusion and objection is June 22, 2023.
The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for July 19, 2023.
No claim form is required to benefit from the settlement. Class members who do not exclude themselves will automatically receive a settlement payment.
Who’s Eligible
Individuals who performed at least one pet care service through Rover’s online platform in California between Nov. 1, 2018, and Feb. 7, 2023
Potential Award
Varies
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Exclusion Deadline
06/22/2023
Case Name
Sportsman v. A Place for Rover Inc. d/b/a Rover, Case No. 19-cv-03053-WHO, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Final Hearing
07/19/2023
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Settlement Administrator
PO Box 26170
Santa Ana, CA 92799
info@SportsmanSettlement.com
833-207-6917
Class Counsel
Steven Tidrick
THE TIDRICK LAW FIRM LLP
Defense Counsel
John LeCrone
DAVID WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP
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12 thoughts onRover independent contractor misclassification $18M class action settlement
I don’t understand why there is a suit about misclassification but no change in how workers and the platform interact.
Massagebook users pay a flat monthly rate for a huge amount of services that help them running their own business. Rover taking up to 20% from each individual job way oversteps the bounds of what an independent contractor puts up with. How are workers “independent” when they are explicitly forbidden from taking clients off the platform? Massagebook takes a nice referral fee when a client books through their site and are hands off after that, as they should be. They even get massage therapists set up with a ton of tools to run their own business, like a website, gift cards and a customizable calendar.
I got a check for $300 but I would rather they change how they do business. They are worse than an employer. They are more like the mob, taking money from every job while doing nothing that would justify taking that much money except threatening to kick you off the platform. With no clients, since they prohibit independent contractors from building their own business.