Angi to Pay $3 Million Over Alleged Misleading Ads About Earning Potential -- Update

Published: 2025-01-07 17:20:13 ET ANGI

By Dean Seal

A subsidiary of Angi has agreed to pay about $3 million to resolve the government's claims that it misled gig workers about how much they could earn on its platform.

The Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General said Tuesday that Handy Technologies, which does business as Angi Services, had made a broad array of deceptive claims about how much money workers can make by providing handyman services, cleaning or other home-based gig work through its platform.

The government alleges that Handy failed to clearly disclose fees and fines that have led to millions of dollars being withheld from workers.

Handy has agreed to a proposed settlement order that would require it to provide $2.95 million in refunds to harmed workers and make changes that ensure workers give clear consent to fees that they are charged. The order states that Handy neither admits nor denies the allegations against it.

A representative for Handy said the company was prepared to litigate but opted for a settlement to put the matter to rest.

"None of the agencies' allegations were fair, and this settlement should in no way be construed as a validation of their allegations," the company said.

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