Kenneth Yoon has been fighting for plaintiffs’ rights in various class action lawsuits for over 20 years. The Daily Journal recognized two of his accomplishments this year: securing a $6 million verdict against Wal-Mart, and obtaining a published appellate decision protecting beer delivery drivers.
But still models today (as well as a lot of other workers) don’t get paid on time. In the modeling industry, as others, the excuse is I’ll pay you when I get paid. But that’s not your problem. When people take extra risk, they should get extra pay.
You’re working as fast as you can so you can keep your job (read: not get written up falling behind the required breakneck pace). It’s no surprise you’ll eventually get hurt. When you report the injury, you get written up for ‘not working safe’.
