Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Lady Gaga, Personal Assistant Reach Settlment

Lady Gaga, O'Neill
Lady Gaga settled claims that she and her touring company owed a former personal assistant to the pop star $379,000 in overtime wages, according to Courthouse News.

Jennifer O'Neill sued Mermaid Touring in 2011 and later added Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, as a defendant to the federal complaint.

O'Neill claimed that her primary job duties as Gaga's assistant "included, but were not limited to, confirming defendant principal's schedule with said principal; reviewing and reconciling defendant's credit card statements; ordering meals and ensuring that they were correctly prepared and served at specific times; maintaining the principal's personal supplies; ensuring the availability of chosen outfits; ensuring the promptness of a towel following a shower; and serving as a personal alarm clock to keep defendant's principal on schedule."

For this she was allegedly paid an annual salary of $75,000 in 2010.

O'Neill claimed, however, that she "worked 512 overtime hours in early 2009 for which she was not compensated, and 6,656 overtime hours from February 5, 2010 through March 5, 2011 for which she was not compensated."

U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe dismissed the case Monday, noting that the parties had settled.

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