Former millionaire Irving Azoff, sued by a housewife for unpaid wages

Irving Azoff – a powerful music director who has led some of the industry’s top performers including Christina Aguilera, The Eagles and Bon Jovi – is being sued by his former housekeeper for unpaid wages, discrimination and other claims.

According to a lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Supreme Court on September 6 and obtained only by Page Six on Thursday, Gloria Martinez claims that Azoff and his wife Shelli Azoff did not pay her for overtime, late meals and rest breaks. during her over 10 years of work for a wealthy couple.

A Los Angeles housekeeper said she was supposed to receive $ 1,500 a week as the purported salary, but instead the rate “varied in amount” from week to week, according to records.

Martinez, who claims to have worked for the Azoffs from 2008 to 2017 and then again from August 2021 to March 2022, also claims in the lawsuit that she was discriminated against on grounds of physical disability and was “unfairly dismissed” because of the accommodation she needed as as a result of her medical problems.

The woman shared in a suit that around mid-2021 she began to suffer from constant uterine complications and ovarian problems, including cysts and fibroids, which were causing her chronic pelvic pain.

She claims she informed Shell that she would have to undergo a hysterectomy within a year and would sometimes have to leave work for doctor visits.

According to the lawsuit, Martinez claims that Shelli began to complain that she needed time off after three visits to the doctor, and that a close friend of Kris Jenner began to express that a hysterectomy was “not a necessary treatment” or a “proper treatment” for her housekeeper’s pelvic pain. .

On February 24, 2022, Martinez left work to undergo a biopsy and says she provided Shell with a medical note. Her doctors then asked her for a follow-up visit on March 10, but the Azoffs allegedly dismissed her on March 9.

“The denunciation of Martinez’s employment by the defendants was done with malice and …
oppression “- claim the lawyers of the hostess in the lawsuit.

“The defendants’ actions were aimed at retaliating against Martinez for practicing her.”
the right to request reasonable accommodation because of her disability. This constitutes unlawful discrimination and retaliatory dismissal in violation of California law. ”

Irving, who has held leadership positions at companies such as Ticketmaster, Live Nation Entertainment and IMG, estimates net worth of $ 400 million. His impressive client list also includes teams such as Van Halen, Chelsea Handler and Fleetwood Mac.

AND Los Angeles Times 2020 profile He noted that 74-year-old Irving and Shelli own homes “all over the world,” from Beverly Hills to Cabo San Lucas.

Representatives of the influential businessman did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment, and an official response to the complaint has yet to be filed.

Martinez informed the court that she would like this case to go to trial.