n an interesting turn of events, Fox TV has been accused of overseeing and airing shows that were produced by writers who endured intolerable working conditions. The writers were forced to skip meals, submit fake time cards and worked more than 80 hours a week in cramped and overheated offices. In a class action lawsuit filed against the television network it marks an escalation of the Writers Guild's campaign for the adoption of an industry-wide contract, guaranteeing minimum rates of pay and better conditions for writers on reality TV shows. Fox TV, and Rocket Science Laboratories, the company it contracted to hire the writers, have refused to comment.

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