Image Credits:Drew Angerer / Getty Images 12:03 PM PDT · May 9, 2025 The U.S. Department of Labor has dropped its investigation into Scale AI’s compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a source directly familiar with the matter. The FLSA is a federal law that regulates misclassification of employees as independent contractors and unpaid wages. TechCrunch first reported that Scale was the subject of such an investigation in March. Upwork and Hireart, two of Scale AI’s HR partner...