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Homejoy (Defunct 2015)

Defunct / At-Risk · Defunct
F

Critical (F) — Real Earnings Grade

Homejoy operated a cleaning-services marketplace from 2010 until shutdown July 2015. Multiple worker-misclassification lawsuits (cleaners filed class-action claiming they were employees, not contractors). The lawsuits — combined with capital-raising difficulties — forced shutdown. Cautionary example of misclassification-driven business model failure.

15
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

Take Rate Transparency
F
Worker Protection
F
Payment Reliability
F
Talent Vetting
F
Real Earnings
F
/ Public-Record Events

Key events & disclosures.

  • Founded 2010
  • Multiple worker-misclassification class actions
  • Shutdown July 2015
  • Pre-AB5 misclassification precedent

/ Best for

Not relevant. Cautionary example.

/ Watch out for

Misclassification lawsuits demonstrated that gig-economy classification disputes can force platform shutdown. Influential precedent for AB5 and subsequent state-level legislation.