NLRB Alleges that Reality TV Contestants Are “Employees” Subject to Labor Laws
By EsqSocial Corporation 27/12/24
Earlier this month, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a consolidated complaint charging the producers of the popular Netflix show “Love is Blind” with unfair labor practices for their treatment of contestants in this popular reality TV show. The idea that contestants on a reality television show are “employees” of the show’s producers is a novel theory that has never been addressed by the NLRB. If the theory holds up, reality show contestants could be...
By: Saul Ewing LLP