Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Fitness Powerhouse Beachbody Exploited Workers
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A new class-action lawsuit alleges that fitness and diet powerhouse Beachbody exploited its workers, leaving more than a quarter of them unpaid.
The company, recently rebranded as BODi, “has been able to build its business through unpaid workers for years,” said Kristen Simplicio, a partner with consumer protection class-action law firm Tycko & Zavareei, told The Los Angeles Times.
“These people have been by and large making very little money for doing a lot of work,” she said.
The suit is spearheaded by Jessica Lyons, a Lake Arrowhead, Calif., schoolteacher who joined Beachbody in 2016.
“I thought becoming a coach for Beachbody was my opportunity to add a second stream of income with an added bonus of helping others reach their fitness goals,” Lyons said. “I didn’t realize how much Beachbody would demand of me and how little income I would see in return.”
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