Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Weee! Inc., Weee! Logistics LLC, and Weee! OD Foods, LLC (together, “Weee!”), an online grocery delivery company, has agreed to pay $95,000 to delivery drivers and the District to resolve allegations of worker misclassification, which deprived more than 95 drivers of wages and benefits they are entitled to under DC law. Weee! has also agreed to reclassify its delivery drivers as employees instead of continuing to improperly classify them as independent contractors. The company cooperated with an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) by promptly providing the District with requested information and demonstrating a willingness to change its practices to comply with District law.
“The District’s legal protections for workers apply across industries and business models, and all companies — including those that rely on technology-enabled ‘gig work’ — must follow the law,” said Attorney General Schwalb. “This settlement puts money back in the pockets of hardworking delivery drivers who were deprived of wages, paid sick leave, and other benefits they should have received. We won’t allow businesses in the District to cheat workers or gain an unfair advantage over their competitors by engaging in illegal misclassification.”
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