Kim Kardashian settles lawsuit with seven housekeepers over unpaid wages

16 November 2023 , 00:20

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Kim has settled with her housekeepers who claimed unpaid wages (Image: CraSH/imageSPACE/REX/Shutterstock)

Kim Kardashian has settled out of court with seven housekeepers who brought lawsuits against her. The former employees claim Kim told them they were employees and "withheld 10% of their gross wages for taxes."

Court documents obtained by The Mirror allege that Kim "never remitted" those withholdings to the government. Instead, the plaintiffs alleged they were "misclassified" as exempt, independent contractors and "never received any paystubs, were not paid on regular pay periods, were not given their required meal and rest breaks, were not provided a means to record all their hours, were not paid all their hours, were not reimbursed for employment expenses, were not paid all their overtime wages, and were not paid their wages upon termination of employment."

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Kim was accused of labor law violations (Vogue /Youtube)

Kim previously denied to Vanity Fair responsibility in the situation. She argued she hired the employees through a third-party company. Moreover, a representative for Kim said she was “not responsible for how the vendor manages their business and the agreements they have made directly with their staff."

Andrew Ramirez, one of the plaintiffs in the case, claimed he was fired after 'inquiring about his rights as an employee.' Additionally, his son Andrew Ramirez Jr. alleged he "was employed as a sixteen-year-old minor, but worked longer than the maximum hours allowed" legally.

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While Kim attempted to have the case dismissed, they agreed to go through a mediation process and "reached an agreement in principle to resolve this action." According to the court documents the former employees are expected to request a dismissal of the case within 60 days.

The case is expected to be dismissed within 60 days (Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Furthermore, all involved "respectfully request that the Court continue the Status Conference currently scheduled for November 14, 2023, to January 15, 2024, or the first available court date thereafter." Final settlement information including any monetary payment by Kim is unknown at this time.

The settlement comes about two months after Kim's ex husband Kanye West was also sued over alleged labor law violations. The Mirror previously reported that Tony Saxon filed a complaint against Kanye for unpaid labor, retaliatory termination, and more.

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