To be clear I have no problem with EGG or any TTRPGs using freelancers but usually those types of people have deadlines, word count, or finished products they are aiming at to get paid with clear payments at X points or at the completion and that was not the case for my partner and I'm guessing...
I am the partner of someone who has been a contractor at Evil Genius and resigned in Dec. Whatever the reason, these current employees are willing to leave without other jobs to support them. That says something. Odds are they have not been fully paid for their work prior to leaving and leaving...