Contestants on Netflix’s (NFLX) hit dating reality TV show “Love is Blind” must be classified as employees, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday.

The National Labor Relations Board’s case against the Netflix hit could have ripple effects across the reality TV industry.

In a move that could shake up the largely unregulated reality TV industry, the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint this week telling the producers of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” that its contestants must be classified as employees and be given workplace protections.

Cast members of "Love is Blind" should be classified as employees, the NLRB said Wednesday, re-igniting a conversation within the reality tv industry.

The NLRB classified the show’s contestants as employees, according to a report in The New York Times, which could pave the way for reality stars to unionize. The distinction comes at a time of significant tension in the reality TV industry,

The National Labor Relations Board is putting "Love Is Blind" and its production companies, Kinetic Content and Delirium TV on notice for allegedly engaging in unfair labor practices and violating labor laws,

In a landmark move for reality television, the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against Love Is Blind in which it argued that the show’s contestants should be classified as employees.