Mariah Carey is being sued by her former personal assistant Ylser Oliver. Oliver worked for Carey from March 2007 to June 2014. During Oliver’s employment, she claims that Carey made her work overtime (up to 16 hours a day for 7 days a week) and did not compensate her appropriately.  Oliver also alleges she was […]

Rosebud Restaurant, a Chicago chain, recently fired 19 year old Jonathan Larson after he requested 6 weeks off for a cancer treatment.  When Larson, a delivery driver at the restaurant, asked his manager for time off for radiation treatment of his brain cancer, the manager told him that by the time he got back, he’d […]

Gloria Cevallos, the former maid of Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes, recently sued the couple after they fired her. Cevallos claims that it was a hostile work environment and that members of the staff called her “fat” and “old.” She never once, however, made any direct complaints against the couple themselves. Cevallos also alleged that […]

The social media site that helps employers connect with potential employees, was just ordered to pay nearly $6 million in back wages and damages to 359 current and former employees. Following an investigation with the Department of Labor, LinkedIn was reportedly not paying overtime between February 2012 – February 2014. According to LinkedIn, the investigation […]

Nearly a year ago, we reported that Lady Gaga’s former personal assistant (and best friend for nearly a decade) Jennifer O’Neill was suing the pop star for $393,000 of unpaid overtime. O’Neill claims that she was on-call at every hour of the day for Gaga and that her salary of $75,000 didn’t cover the extra […]