‘Love is Blind’ contestants are employees, Labor Board says, a first for reality TV | CNN Business

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The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint against the producers of hit reality TV show “Love Is Blind,” arguing that the contestants should be classified as employees and therefore be eligible for worker protections. The complaint is NLRB’s first legal action of this kind regarding reality show participants.

Contestants on reality shows frequently have to sign contracts with strict confidentiality restrictions. The complaint from the NLRB could eventually bring more transparency to an industry that can be exploitative, Cathy Creighton, director of Cornell University’s Industrial and Labor Relations Buffalo Co-Lab, said to

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