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FORMER CONTESTANT STEVEN RICHARDSON IS SUING THE

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SHOW AND THE PRODUCERS AND NETFLIX,

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ALLEGING INHUMANE WORKING CONDITIONS

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AND CLAIMING THE SHOW OWES HIM UNPAID WAGES.

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WE SHOULD NOTE WE REACHED OUT TO

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NETFLIX AND THE PRODUCTION COMPANY KINETIC CONTENT,

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BUT DID NOT HEAR BACK.

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SO BASICALLY HE IS SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING PAID

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ENOUGH MONEY AND THAT THEY ALSO WERE BEING TREATED INHUMANELY,

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AND THAT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE HE IS SAYING THEY ARE NOT VOLUNTEERS,

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THEY'RE NOT INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS,

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BUT THAT THEY ARE,

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ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA DEFINITION.

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OF LABOR LAWS THAT THEY ARE TECHNICALLY EMPLOYEES.

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SO WHEN PEOPLE GO INTO WORK AS AN EMPLOYEE,

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THEY AUTOMATICALLY HAVE A LOT OF LABOR PROTECTIONS,

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THINGS LIKE MINIMUM WAGE REQUIREMENTS LIKE MANDATORY

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MEAL BREAKS AND ALSO OVERTIME PAY.

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BUT HE ALLEGEDLY AND HIS CONTESTANTS ONLY RECEIVED

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$1000 PER WEEK FOR 20 HOUR WORK DAYS,

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SEVEN DAYS A WEEK,

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ACCORDING TO HIS ALLEGATIONS,

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AND AS A RESULT,

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HE'S SAYING THEY WERE MISTREATED AND SHOULD BE PAID ALL OF THAT OVERTIME.