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Mar. 29 2023, Revealed 11:36 a.m. ET
An ex-Yeezy worker has filed a bombshell lawsuit claiming Kanye West’s firm retaliated towards her after she complained about meal breaks and pay, RadarOnline.com has realized.
In line with court docket paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, a lady named Maya Stewart has filed a lawsuit towards West’s Yeezy and The Hole.
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The lawsuit accuses the defendants of whistleblower retaliation, retaliation, failure to stop discrimination and retaliation, wrongful termination and failure to pay additional time.
Within the go well with, Stewart stated she was employed by Yeezy and Hole in January 2021. Her job title was Equipment Developer. Stewart stated her duties included designing merchandise, producing a pattern product from a preliminary sketch and making samples from textiles and supplies each owned by Stewart and offered by the defendants.
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Stewart stated she began complaining about meal and relaxation break violations within the Spring of 2021. She stated she complained to the pinnacle of Yeezy Hole and different key brokers in regards to the failure to pay wages well timed, additional time, enterprise bills and meal and relaxation break violations.
She claimed that her pay was diminished from $60 per hour to $50 per hour in retaliation. Stewart stated she submitted a request for correct additional time wages for hours labored.
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Stewart stated, in retaliation for complaining about wages, the defendants did not pay her for the June 2021 bill submitted and “have additional did not pay” her additional time compensation that she is entitled to by legislation.
Within the go well with, she stated she labored between 50-80 hours per week and “subsequently has earned additional time and double time wages throughout the period of her employment.”
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She stated throughout her final week of labor in late June 2021, she labored 21 hours per day. Stewart stated she offered her personal cellular phone for work together with two stitching machines, scissors, and knives.
As well as, she introduced her personal textiles and supplies on the request of the businesses. She claims her lunch breaks had been usually interrupted or lower brief.
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Stewart stated she was wrongfully terminated in the long run. She stated she suffered humiliation disgrace, despair, embarrassment, despair, psychological ache and anguish over the defendant’s actions.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.
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As RadarOnline.com first reported, West just lately employed a brand new authorized group to deal with all his ongoing court docket battles. The controversial rapper has been retaining a low profile since dropping the vast majority of his initiatives after attacking the Jewish neighborhood.
In October, GAP lower ties with Yeezy as backlash grew towards Kanye.