Two of Dr. Dre’s employees aren’t happy with him or his wife, Nicole, and now they are
Two former housekeepers employed by the Hip Hop mogul and his wife claim the couple violated several labor laws, including creating a restrictive work environment by not providing meals and rest breaks.
According to the New York Daily News, Ines Cornejo and Diana Brenes filed a lawsuit against the rapper and his wife in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking unspecified damages.
“Cornejo worked for the couple from September 2015 to September 2018 in the role of ‘laundress.’ She claims she was allowed a few minutes to eat during breaks that were taken late into her shift. The breaks were frequently interrupted or cut short, according to a 15-page complaint.
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The couple also failed to pay the balance of her earned wages — at $39.60 per hour — when she was fired without explanation, the lawsuit states,” Fox News reported.
Meanwhile, Brenes was employed by Dre as a housekeeper and cook for September 2010 to October 2017. She earned $45 an hour.
“Defendants failed to schedule or provide meal periods and required Diane Brenes to work through meal periods to meet defendants’ demanding directives and schedules,” the lawsuit claims, according to the Daily News.
This isn’t the first time the 54-year-old Beats by Dre founder was sued by his domestic workers. In 2015, another housekeeper sued, claiming she was bullied by co-workers and was unfairly terminated. That case was later dismissed.
