{"id":7803,"date":"2025-05-09T20:09:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T00:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startupecosystem.ca\/news\/department-of-labor-ends-investigation-into-scale-ai\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T20:09:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T00:09:32","slug":"department-of-labor-ends-investigation-into-scale-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupecosystem.ca\/news\/department-of-labor-ends-investigation-into-scale-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Labor Ends Investigation into Scale AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has concluded its investigation into Scale AI regarding compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This act governs worker classification and unpaid wages. Scale AI, valued at $13.8 billion, relies on contractors for essential AI tasks. The investigation also included HR partners Upwork and HireArt, which are no longer under scrutiny. 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