BEHIND THE WORK ORDER
A closer look at Field Nation—through the reviews, complaints, and experiences of the people who use it.
Critical feedback first. Original sources always.
A selected archive, not a complete or representative sample.
Payment disputes and account access are recurring themes in this selected collection.
Examine the accountsTHE WIDER PICTURE
Source snapshots · October 9, 2026
Ratings are not combined.
10 reviews · 80% one-star
412 reviews
Over 3 years · 2 closed in 12 months
Complaint count, not a rating01 / THE REVIEW ARCHIVE
Explore critical accounts alongside mixed and positive experiences. Summaries report the authors’ claims; they are not findings of misconduct.
Abram reports payment disputes and deactivation after threatening to remove installed cable; he says he never removed it.
Editorial paraphrase of a public account; the underlying events have not been independently verified. No company reply was visible in the retrieved record.
Arthur reports unpaid work, termination, and unanswered requests for an explanation.
Editorial paraphrase of a public account; the underlying events have not been independently verified. Reported experience: May 10, 2025. No company reply was visible in the retrieved record.
Norby says a rescheduled job appeared canceled and support dismissed his concerns.
Editorial paraphrase of a public account; the underlying events have not been independently verified. Reported experience: Jul 7, 2026. No company reply was visible in the retrieved record.
A buyer alleged about $2,500 remained unrefunded after a technician-visit dispute and removal of the buyer account.
Field Nation said on February 15, 2026 that removal followed its policy and all funds had been refunded on January 22, 2026.
Editorial paraphrase of a public account; the underlying events have not been independently verified. The source’s resolution status is preserved above.
Steven reports repeated app crashes and criticizes penalties associated with the check-in window for scheduled work.
Editorial paraphrase of a public account; the underlying events have not been independently verified. The retrieved source did not expose an individual star rating.
Russell says an update prevented login on his Samsung phone despite reinstalling, while his tablet continued working.
Editorial paraphrase of a public account; the underlying events have not been independently verified. The retrieved source did not expose an individual star rating.
Public sources checked October 9, 2026. This collection is manually curated.
02 / THE FINE PRINT
Read the published terms alongside the complaints. These are policy summaries, not conclusions about legality or how a particular case was handled.
Pro includes faster payment access and additional tools. Field Nation also lists a 1.95% general-liability fee when using its coverage; providers may supply their own insurance. Other charges and taxes may apply.
Provider §5.2 conditions payment on completion, confirmation and buyer acceptance, and allocates disputed-payment risk to providers. Work Order §11 offers nonbinding facilitation.
Read the termsBuyer and Provider §15 allow Field Nation to end access immediately without notice, at any time and for any reason.
Read §15Buyer and Provider §14 restrict circumventing platform payments and certain off-platform solicitation. Some restrictions continue for one year. This is not a blanket ban on every client contact.
Read §14THE PUBLIC RECORD / FINES & SETTLEMENTS
Historical fines, lawsuit settlements, enforcement orders and industry notices concerning Field Nation LLC — each labeled by type. Settlements are not fines, and amounts are never added together.
$500 penalty
OSHA records associate inspection 1518119.015 with Field Nation LLC: a serious citation under standard 182.676 (Minnesota workplace safety committees), with a $500 penalty recorded through a formal settlement dated October 22, 2021.
OSHA violation record$5,000,000 gross settlement
The California Business and Industrial Alliance’s PAGA tracker reports a $5,000,000 gross settlement in San Mateo County case 21-CIV-04363, settled April 2024.
Amount attributed to CABIA’s tracker. A reported settlement, not a verified government fine; no separate PAGA penalty amount is listed.
CABIA lawsuit tracker$6,000 settlement
A federal court order in case 15-CV-1899-CAB-MDD states the plaintiff settled with Field Nation for $6,000 in or around February 2016. The litigation included allegations of worker misclassification and unpaid minimum wages and overtime.
A settlement, not a regulatory fine.
Federal court order, Nov 21, 2016No monetary fine
On November 18, 2020, California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ordered FieldNation LLC and FieldNation.com to stop receiving escrows without the license required under California Financial Code §17200.
The order specifies no fine and does not establish the company’s current licensing status.
DFPI enforcement recordNot a fine
Field Nation appears on page 9 of the FTC’s October 2021 recipient list for its notice on money-making opportunities, endorsements and testimonials, which warned of conduct that could lead to future civil penalties.
The FTC states that appearing on this list does not mean a company did anything wrong.
FTC recipient list (PDF)Compiled October 27, 2026. Not a certified or exhaustive history. Historical records may not reflect current practices or licensing status.
03 / FOLLOW THE SOURCE
Selected first-person accounts. Profile snapshot and individual review links.
02Two visible narratives, both marked resolved. Company responses are preserved.
03Mixed accounts retain their positive overall ratings and incentive disclosures.
04App-user reports. Individual star ratings were not available in the retrieved text.
05One historical discussion. Community accounts are not independently verified.
06Primary sources for the terms, supplemented by official pricing and insurance pages.
OUR EDITORIAL APPROACH
ReviewFieldNation.com is an independent, complaint-focused project. It is not operated, sponsored, or endorsed by Field Nation.
We emphasize complaints and critical feedback. This is not every review, a representative survey, or an overall score. Positive and mixed accounts remain accessible. Review platforms have different audiences and collection methods; their scores are not directly comparable.
Reviewer statements are allegations or opinions, not independently established facts. Policy summaries describe company-published terms. Inclusion does not prove wrongdoing. We do not label a review “verified” merely because a platform publishes it.
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