Yes, I read about it. It doesn't really ring true to me. Some places don't pay overtime, true, but usually local mom and pop shops or jobs that are under the table. It's inconceivable to me that a large multi-national corporation would think "ah yes, let's illegally screw over a few low wage workers and hope no one finds out".
The contractor thing is pretty much BS. I remember the debate when California tried to classify Uber drivers as full time employees, when in reality they were able to set their own hours, work as much or as little as they wanted to and often drove for their competitors at the same time, picking rides based on fares offered.
So yeah, I think a lot of it is BS, but thanks for telling me to google it.
