Astroworld promoters can withhold payment from part-time employees unless they agree not to pursue

Part-time employees who worked at Travis Scott’s murderer Astroworld Festival cannot be paid unless they waive the right to sue promoters Live Nation and Scoremore.

In an email obtained by Rolling Stone, an official representing the promoters suggested to a group of workers that they would not receive their paychecks unless they sign an amended employment contract that clears Live Nation and Scoremore. of any responsibility.

The part-time employees, who were paid $ 7.50 an hour to perform tasks such as wristband tracking, signed an original contract before Astroworld started. But in the email sent on November 15, the manager wrote, “I hope to finish payroll and get everyone paid ASAP, but I still need a few things from some of the between you! The first agreement included details from 2018. It has been updated so if you can resign and fire. “

According to Rolling Stone, the revised contract states that “(the employee) assumes full responsibility for any injury or damage that may occur to (the employee) in, on or about the festival and its premises and fully releases and discharges and forever the released parts. from all claims, demands, damages, rights of action or causes of action arising out of or arising out of (the employee’s) participation and / or provision of services at the festival. “

The contract also states that employees who sign it acknowledge that they are “not covered or eligible for any employee benefits or insurance coverage provided by released parties, including, but not limited to insurance. medical, property and civil liability and workers’ compensation benefits “.

An anonymous staff member who received the email, but declined to sign the new contract, told Rolling Stone: “They basically said, ‘You have to sign this new form to get paid.’ It was clear they wanted legal coverage. “

He continued, “I really thought they thought about business first. ‘How do we cover ourselves?’ I know they weren’t thinking about us and how we were feeling, in my opinion. No one contacted me individually to find out how I was. It was just the paperwork. “

Representatives for Scoremore and Live Nation did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone or Varietyrequests for comments.

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