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| 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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