Cleaning and maintenance personnel who work in Kim Kardashian’s mansion have sued her for not paying the corresponding salaries and not giving the legally established breaks
Kim Kardashian is not going through a good time, since apart from facing the divorce process from Kanye West , she now has a legal claim on the part of her mostly Latino workers, who accuse her of labor abuse.
A group of cleaning and maintenance workers who worked at Kim Kardashian’s mansion has sued the celebrity in a Los Angeles court for allegedly violating workers’ rights, local media reported Tuesday.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 7 Los Angeles workers because the star allegedly did not pay the corresponding wages and did not give the legally established breaks.
Employees who worked at Kim Kardashian’s property in Hidden Hills, an exclusive sector in the Santa Monica Mountains, allege that when they were hired they were told they were full-time employees but did not obtain the promised benefits, according to documents obtained by the medium TMZ.
The complaint includes the case of an employee who claims that he was fired after asking about his rights and those of his son, who says he was only 16 years old but worked more than the maximum hours allowed for a minor, according to labor law. Of California.
A representative of the celebrity told TMZ that the cleaning employees are not hired by her directly but by a third-party provider for maintenance and cleaning services, so she is "not responsible for how the provider manages its business and the agreements that he has done directly with his staff. "
Frank Kim, the attorney representing the workers, told Page Six that "wage theft and other workplace violations are a widespread problem in Los Angeles."
He added that he is currently investigating other possible violations allegedly committed by the television star, "as well as against other powerful families and companies."
The employees who sued the television star are seeking monetary compensation.
Kardashian made headlines again last February when she formally filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West, thus ending a six-year marriage between two of the nation’s biggest stars.