Except they knew it upfront. ...which I would argue would be the relevant criteria.
Signing up for unpaid community duties and then trying to pressure myself into a job does not feel honest to me, at all.
Signing up for unpaid community duties and then trying to pressure myself into a job does not feel honest to me, at all.
Competitor Group argued for dismissal but their arguments were denied and the case is moving forward. So the courts will decide if, despite "knowing upfront" that they were volunteering, such "work" constitutes "labor". This could have a huge impact at (for-profit) races all over the country that rely on unpaid volunteers, not to mention other for-profit entities use of "volunteers", including YouTube/Google.
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