A fight over a proposed ballot question about the status of gig-economy workers in Massachusetts escalated Monday, as a labor-backed coalition accused its political opponents, who are backed by technology giants, of violating state law by failing to report campaign expenditures.

The charge is the latest development in the fight between big tech companies including Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash and powerful labor groups in Massachusetts over how drivers and delivery workers should be classified, and the impacts that would have on their wage and health benefits.

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