MN AG shuts down Blaine nonprofit over worker misclassification scam

Minnesota nonprofit MNFI to dissolve amid attorney general's allegations of illegal labor practices

The Minnesota Attorney General's Office alleges a nonprofit illegally classified workers as volunteers, leading to its dissolution under a civil settlement.

MN AG shuts down Blaine nonprofit over worker misclassification scam

AG says the organization was not operated for any charitable purpose but instead functioned as a staffing agency that avoided employment laws.

Attorney General shuts down Blaine nonprofit that staffed workers at several Twin Cities sports venues

A nonprofit that staffed workers at several Twin Cities professional and collegiate sports venues must shut down as part of an agreement reached with Attorney General Keith Ellison's Office. They allege the group fraudulently claimed to be a charity but instead acted as a staffing agency which paid grants to provide cheap labor.

Minnesota AG Shuts Down Charity That Misclassified Employees

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his office has reached a civil settlement to shut down a Blaine, MN-based nonprofit—MN Fundraising Initiative—over allegations that it was not operated for any charitable purpose but instead operated as a staffing firm to misclassify hundreds... The post Minnesota AG Shuts Down Charity