Question

I was Gaga’s Slave” 1.Is Ms. O’Neill exempt or nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act? Which exemption would be most relevant in this case? Conduct a search and describe how the lawsuit turned out.

Answer 1

She may be considered exempt and only because of the and the salary category would be the most relevant, as duties and administrative responsibilities may not be too relevant. As the FLSA requires that employees be paid for all time they work,Ms. O’Neill was nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, meaning she should’ve been paid for all the hours she put in and received overtime pay. The duties that Ms. O’Neill was responsible for don’t justify an exemption. Since she was forced to be on-call 24/7, those hours should have counted towards overtime since O’Neill was not able to attend personal matter during those hours due to the neediness of Lady Gaga. Initially, Lady Gaga and her legal team tried to get it dismissed; however, after Lady Gaga said in court “You don’t get a schedule.