Kim Kardashian slapped with lawsuit by ex-staffers over unpaid wages
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Tuesday May 25, 2021
Kim Kardashian was sued by seven of her former gardening and maintenance staffers of her Hidden Hills mansion
American reality TV star Kim Kardashian is under legal trouble after she was hit with a lawsuit by her former maintenance staff.
The fashion mogul, 40, was sued by seven of her former gardening and maintenance staff members of her Hidden Hills mansion for being late with their pay and withholding 10 percent of it for taxes and then proceeding to not forward those sums to the government.
They also argued that she refused to pay them overtime and also forced them to keep working without taking breaks in between for meals.
Kim slammed with lawsuit by ex-staffers Kim Kardashian has been hit with shock accusations from seven former employees at her Hidden Hills mansion in Los Angeles.
Celebrity by Alex Heigl and Francesca Bacardi, Page Six 25th May 2021 1:09 PM Kim Kardashian is being sued by seven former members of the gardening and maintenance staff of her $60 million Hidden Hills mansion, over allegedly failing to pay wages, among other things. However the
Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has denied any wrongdoing, with a spokesman for her saying that the workers were hired through a third-party vendor . According to the suit, filed on Monday in Los Angeles, the plaintiffs claim Kardashian, 40, was late with their pay, withheld 10 per cent of their wages for taxes and then didn t forward those sums to the government, refused to pay overtime, and sometimes forced them to work without meal breaks.
May 25, 2021
Kim Kardashian West.
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Kim Kardashian West is being sued by seven former members of staff at her Hidden Hills mansion.
The 40-year-old star was hit with a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Monday (May 24), when she was accused by her former staff members of being late with their pay and withholding 10 per cent of their wages for taxes.
Kim has also been accused of refusing to pay them overtime and forcing them to work without food breaks at her US$60 million (S$79.5 million) mansion, according to the New York Post newspaper s Page Six column.
One 16-year-old ex-employee has alleged that he was forced to work beyond the 48 maximum allowable hours for an underage summer employee, while another has claimed he was fired as soon as he raised concerns over the tax issue and overtime.
Kim Kardashian faces charges for withholding pay for 7 of her mansion staff
Kardashian said she hired a third-party vendor for the ongoing maintenance and cleaning of her Hidden Hills mansion.
May 25, 2021 09:59 BST
Kim Kardashian is being sued for withholding overtime pay, failure to reimburse expenses made by her staff, and employing a minor to maintain her Hidden Hills property in California.
Seven former members of her gardening and maintenance staff filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Supreme Court on Monday. They alleged that the reality TV star withheld 10 percent of their wages for taxes and was overdue with their pay.
Kim Kardashian is getting sued for exploiting and not paying ex-staffers
Supermodel Kim Kardashian has been slapped with a lawsuit by her former employees for not paying them their dues.
The reality TV star, 40, was sued by seven of her former gardening and maintenance staff members of her Hidden Hills mansion for being late with their pay and withholding 10 percent of it for taxes and then proceeding to not forward those sums to the government.
The staffers also argued that she refused to pay them overtime and also forced them to keep working without taking breaks in between for meals.