'Love Is Blind' Legal Battle Heats Up As National Labor Board Classifies Contestants As Employees

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Sparks fly as 'Love is Blind' contestants sue their own reality show, claiming they were wrongly classified as independent contractors.

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The National Labor Relations Board has officially ruled that 'Love is Blind' contestants are in fact employees, not independent contractors, potentially shifting the power dynamic on the show.
Lawyers for the contestants allege that the show's producers at Kinetic Content exploited them by denying basic worker protections, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal showdown in Hollywood.

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