Lima, Peru | Sunday 08 November 2009 04:39 | | |

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IRVINE – A state appeals court has ruled against Kobe and Vanessa Bryant for trying to stop their former housekeeper from receiving unemployment benefits.
The California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board affirmed the decision of Administrative Law Judge Mary McInerny, who said that Maria Jimenez quit because her employer repeatedly addressed her in a disrespectful and assaulting tone.
“(The Bryants) required her to perform tasks that were repugnant and demeaning,” the judge said. “The claimant found working in this environment stressful and ultimately decided after a particularly upsetting incident with the supervisor that she could not return to the employment.”
Jimenez, in a separate civil suit against the Bryants, claims that Vanessa Bryant continuously berated her and ordered her to put her hand in dog feces. Jimenez also alleges in the civil suit that the Bryants reneged on their duty to provide health insurance and to pay overtime wages.
“I am happy about the judge’s decision because I need unemployment,” Jimenez said.
Under state and federal laws, Jimenez may draw up to 26 weeks of unemployment with extensions for another 56 weeks. She receives $326 a week.
The Bryants, through their attorneys, fought the unemployment claim in three different proceedings. After losing two hearings, they appealed to the unemployment insurance appeals board. That decision became final on May 1, 2009.
For more information on this case, click here.
# que pasa says :
8 May, 2009 [ 19:12 ]
good for you Maria, housekeepers in peru should be able to sue also, most are overworked , under paid, and treated badly..
# John says :
8 May, 2009 [ 20:20 ]
I wish employees in Peru had this insurance for unemployment.I have received weekly or by-weekly pay checks in the past known as U.C. benefits.If the employer lacks work,lays off employees,or closes the company, you will qualify for the 26 week .It can have a 12 week+ entension added to it.The presiden adds extensions sometimes.You usually need to work 12 weeks at the last employer.Usually you have previous employment going back in the recent quarters of the year.Your claim is good for one year and many people right now depend on this in the U.S.with the slow economy.If in Peru your employer matched your deduction removed weekly from your weekly or monthly income,and paid the insurance carriers fees,you could have such a program too.
# Rodrigo says :
9 May, 2009 [ 08:37 ]
Viva Maria Jimenez
# Mike says :
9 May, 2009 [ 08:44 ]
Not that I had any respect for Kobe anyway, but to contest three times against this woman? And being a person with millions of dollars?
Kobe Bryant is a disgusting person who should be ashamed of his conduct.
Not to mention his wife, too.
# Star says :
9 May, 2009 [ 10:34 ]
Hurray for Maria.
# xoxo says :
9 May, 2009 [ 16:10 ]
MikeAdd your comment
What do you expect from a couple of low lives with tons of money?
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