Employment LawEntertainment LawFeaturedReality TV
February 13, 2025By Chelsea Barcenas
On December 11, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a formal complaint against Kinetic Content, the production company behind Netflix’s hit reality series Love Is Blind.[i] The complaint alleges that the company misclassified contestants as non-employee “participants” rather than employees, potentially depriving them of crucial labor protections.[ii] This case has the potential to […]
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Employment LawFeaturedFederal Law
October 25, 2024By Monica Lopez
Mary is a dog walker on the Rover app. She advertises her dog-walking business on the app, and once she gets a booking request, she can respond or decline it. Mary is a gig worker because she derives income from freelance work on an on-demand basis.[i] The term gig economy refers to the larger landscape where […]
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AntitrustEmployment LawFeaturedSports Law
April 17, 2024By Peter Dourvetakis
The Sherman Antitrust exemption for Major League Baseball (MLB) was born over 100 years ago. Over the years, Congress has passed some legislation that allows the players to sue the league under federal antitrust law. However, as it stands today, Major League Baseball still enjoys the exemption from the Sherman Antitrust Act, which allows […]
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Administrative LawConstitutional LawEmployment LawFeatured
March 13, 2024By Sara Asher
During the second wave of the New Deal, the National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”) was enacted to address the imbalance of bargaining power between employers and employees. The Act explicitly states that “[e]mployees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their […]
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