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Netflix is facing its first lawsuit from an actor who claims working conditions on its live attraction in Los Angeles didn’t adequately protect him and others from the coronavirus.
Despite the pandemic leading to production closures and making live experiences all but a thing of the past, lawsuits brought over working conditions in the time of the coronavirus have not been as widespread as one might think.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, though, that all changed on Jan. 15 when Timothy Hearl brought litigation against his employers over working conditions on Netflix’s live attraction "Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience." Debuting in October, the attraction allows guests to move from station to station in a parking lot while actors recreate scenes from the popular Netflix Original’s third season. The streaming giant co-produces the show alongside Secret Cinema and Empyrean Production Services.
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An employee at Netflix's 'Stranger Things' live attraction in Los Angeles is suing the streaming giant over COVID-19 working conditions. (Netflix)
"We are proud of our excellent safety record at Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience. Since launching the Stranger Things Drive Into Experience in October 2020, the safety of our guests and team members has been and will continue to be our highest priority," a statement provided to Fox News by Netflix from Empyreum Production Services reads.
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A source close to the production told Fox News that there have been no positive coronavirus cases among the employees at the drive-in experience.
According to his lawsuit, Hearl spoke up when he became concerned that rehearsals that were held indoors were posing an exposure risk to the cast. When he was unsatisfied with the response from his bosses, he reportedly filed a complaint with the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Soon after the group conducted an investigation of the set, Hearl was terminated.
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Now, he’s claiming that he was wrongfully fired in violation of California’s Whistleblower Retaliation statutes.
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Hearl reportedly alleges that he and other cast members were experiencing breathing issues and illness that he believes was due to exposure to carbon monoxide.
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