The Federal Trade Commission is taking action versus a gig work business, stating it misguided individuals about the cash they might make on its platform
ByCATHY BUSSEWITZ AP service author
NEW YORK — The Federal Trade Commission is taking action versus a gig work business, stating it misguided individuals about the cash they might make on its platform.
Arise Virtual Solutions reached a settlement with the FTC, concurring to pay $7 million to employees the FTC states were damaged by the business’s misbehavior. Arise is a innovation platform that links significant business with client service representatives who freelance on its platform.
“Arise tempted in employees with incorrect guarantees about what they might make while needing them to pay out-of-pocket for important devices, training, and other expenditures,” FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan stated in a declaration Tuesday. “Operating in the ‘gig’ economy is no license for averting the law, and the FTC will continue utilizing all its tools to secure Americans from illegal service practice.”
Arise lists Carnival Cruise Line, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Intuit Turbotax as customers.
“While we emphatically disagree with the FTC’s claims and characterization of the truths, we have reached this arrangement — which is not an admission or finding of liability or misdeed — so we can keep moving our company forward without