when Lisa Vanderpump When she opened the Vanderpump Dog Foundation, I heard applause from my couch. While filming The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules, Lisa’s love for rescue was ever-present. When she opened her foundation, she went the extra mile to help ensure all the animals found safe, loving homes. However, in a lawsuit filed by one of her former employees, Lisa is alleged to have failed to care for her employees in the same loving manner. Fortunately for everyone involved, the Vanderpump Foundation has since settled the claims of this disgruntled former employee.
Lawsuit Against Lisa Vanderpump Dog Foundation Ends in Settlement
According to The US Sun, Ezwin Rolando Pollux Tax became an employee of Lisa’s charity in May 2017. His position was a full-time job, earning $12.50 an hour. As for his job responsibilities, Ezwin served on Lisa’s cleaning crew. However, Ezwin claimed that his work environment was a stress cooker, as he “wasn’t paid the right amount of wages and overtime.”
“The plaintiff’s meals were interrupted when an errand arose that the defendants wanted him to attend. Each meal interruption should be treated as a missed meal and he should therefore be compensated for it.” [re]“He was compensated for his hourly work,” his lawsuit states. Unfortunately for LVP, his organization failed to respond to the lawsuit within the time frame required. As such, Judge David Sotelo awarded Ezwin $213,143 in damages, $21,234 in interest, $11,085 in attorneys’ fees, and $915 in court costs.
The Vanderpump Dog Foundation was able to get this ruling overturned. Their representatives were confused. [allegedly] They sent their legal documents “to a random address in another city.”
This response led to a recent mediation between Eswin and the foundation. Following this mediation, the case is now headed for dismissal. The two parties have reached a settlement agreement, which leads to another lawsuit that has ended with Bravo. As for the amount Eswin received, the court filings do not mention it.
Unfortunately, Lisa still has several other lawsuits to answer. Therefore, Lisa may have to head to court at some point in the future. Unless she can settle these additional lawsuits as well.
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Tell us – have you been following this lawsuit against the Vanderpump Dogg Foundation? Should Lisa settle her other cases?