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'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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