LOS ANGELES (KNX) – A former contestant from the Netflix show “Love is Blind” filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant and the show’s producers, citing labor-law violations and “inhumane working conditions”, according to multiple reports.
The attorney representing season two cast member Jeremy Hartwell, claimed that producers “intentionally underpaid the cast members, deprived them of food, water and sleep, plied them with booze and cut off their access to personal contacts and most of the outside world. This made cast members hungry for social connections and altered their emotions and decision-making,”
In the lawsuit, Hartwell claimed the pay rate was below the minimum wage for Los Angeles County. Hartwell said the producers paid contestants “$1,000 per week” and worked them for up to 20 hours per day, seven days a week. Both TMZ and Variety report that the amount would have an hourly rate of $7.14, which is below the county’s previous minimum wage of $15 an hour (now $15.96 an hour).
Hartwell is reportedly seeking unpaid wages, as well as financial compensation, monetary damages and civil penalities, according to Variety.
The show puts 15 men and 15 women in separate rooms and have them connect with each other using speakers. The show was recently nominated for an Emmy.
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