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Case ID: 4435 | Employment | 09/21/2005
Writers Guild West (WGAW) furthered its efforts to organize reality TV writers, producers and editors by assisting in the filing of a class action lawsuit against four production companies and four networks. A dozen of the self-described "storytellers" filed the case in Los Angeles Superior Court over alleged violations of California labor law, including failure to pay overtime, denial of meal periods and improper record keeping. The complaints focus on working conditions and an alleged pattern of violating state and federal overtime laws.
The lawsuit was filed against production group Next Entertainment, Telepictures, Dawn Syndicated Productions and Syndicated Productions. All of the companies were said to be responsible for such series as "The Bachelor," "Are You Hot?" "The Will," "The Starlet" and "The Real Gilligan's Island." ABC, CBS, the WB Network and Turner Broadcasting System were also named as they assisted in developing and airing the shows. "The lawsuit is to bring pressure but also to illustrate why it would be better for the industry as well as the storytellers to be covered by a collective-bargaining agreement," WGAW president Daniel Petrie Jr. said. "Then the companies wouldn't have this kind of enormous potential liability that they have by engaging in this kind of behavior." The 12 class representatives could ultimately represent as many as 200 people who worked on these shows. Guild lawyers plan to immediately begin gathering documents to convice the court to certify the court, such as payroll and other records. The Actors Guild Union has vowed to act aggressively to establish its jurisdiction in the reality field, which includes a host of jobs that help craft the shows' overall sense of story.
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