Four production assistants are suing Paramount because they say the studio did not pay them minimum wage, forced them to work “round-the-clock,” and didn’t provide a toilet during the shooting of big budget movies like Wolf of Wall Street, so they had to use bottles instead.
From Los Angeles Times:
The workers acted as parking production assistants to keep filming sites clear of pedestrians and cars, and to protect the production vehicles and equipment on set, according to the suit.
Paramount and the other defendants paid the workers $140 to $160 for each 12-hour shift, the suit says. However, the plaintiffs routinely worked 60 to 100 hours a week without receiving overtime compensation, according to the complaint.