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Get With the Program, Reality Shows: NLRB Says Unscripted Cast Members are “Employees” Under the NLRA

ALICIA ROSS, SENIOR STAFF “Since at least January 19, 2023, and continuing, Respondent has intentionally misclassified its Love is Blind cast members . . . as non-employee ‘participants’ thereby inhibiting them from engaging in Section 7 activity and depriving them of the protections of the [National Labor Relations] Act.” – National Labor Relations Board Netflix’s […]

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Captive-Audience Meetings and the Future of Unlawful Corporate Coercion

BY: Ally Brown, Junior Staffer In November 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overturned a nearly 80-year precedent on captive-audience meetings in Amazon.com Services LLC. Captive-audience meetings are mandatory employer-led meetings where employers can express views on unionization, politics, and religion during work hours. Under threat of discipline or discharge for leaving early or […]