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Millennial Yoga Guru Sues Alo For Age Discrimination

One of the celebrity-favourite athleisure brand’s yoga instructors, now in her 40s, alleges she was let go for no longer conforming to the “Alo aesthetic.” Her case hinges on whether influencers like her are employees or private contractors.
Briohny Smith demonstrates a handstand in one of her online yoga tutorial videos.
Briohny Smith demonstrates a handstand in one of her online yoga tutorial videos. (Briohny Smyth)

At age 42, yoga teacher Briohny Smyth is more flexible than most twentysomethings, posting instructional videos contorting herself into one-legged crows and complicated handstands for her 345,000 Instagram followers.

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