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March 31, 2006
"I'm Not That Innocent": Britney Spears Sued By Bodyguards for Overtime
Oops! It looks like Britney might have played fast and loose with paying her employees overtime.
According to this report from Yahoo! News (through the Associated Press):
Three men hired to guard pop star Britney Spears have filed a lawsuit claiming they worked long hours and were not paid overtime.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Superior Court, names three companies — Britney Brands Inc., Britney Touring Inc. and Team Tours Inc. — as responsible for not properly compensating former bodyguards Lonnie Jones, Randy Jones and Silas Dukes.
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Randy Jones and Dukes worked 12- to 16-hour shifts and were required to be on call 24 hours a day during trips with Spears, according to the lawsuit. Lonnie Jones worked 12-hour shifts, the suit said.The trio claimed they were only paid a "straight salary," missed meals and didn't receive overtime pay.
I guess even pop divas have to worry about pesky little things like wage and hours laws.
Imagine that.
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March 31, 2006 in Labor and Employment News | Permalink
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Best title to a WorkPlace Prof Blog post ever.
Posted by: Joseph Slater | Mar 31, 2006 1:07:54 PM
Wouldn't they also be entitled to hazard pay for having to work in the vicinity of her caterwauling? Surely the fumes rising off of Kevin Federline would also present a compensable hazard to them (imagine a mixture of cigarette smoke, dried sweat and Drakkar Noir).
On the other hand, they could probably be fairly docked for not preventing congress between K. Fed and Brit, which ultimately resulted in the birth of at least one unfortunate child (where, exactly, was DHS at the time?).
Posted by: Rebecca Gurner | Apr 3, 2006 5:20:57 PM
