Rob Dyrdek is accused of abusing a pregnant employee, who filed a lawsuit against him for gender discrimination and harassment.
Rob Dyrdek’s Company Burned
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The former professional skateboarder’s company, Get Mindright Inc. is being dragged into litigation by former employee Courtney Roberson who claims she was fired after announcing her pregnancy. In court documents, obtained by The Blast, Roberson through her attorney claims she was placed in an uncomfortable position as a pregnant employee.
He was supposed to “restrain illegal wages, excessive working hours, and other objectionable working conditions that violate employment and labor laws.” She explained that she had to take “leave of absence due to pregnancy and related circumstances.”
This didn’t seem to sit well with Dyrdek and partner Chris Bernard who decided to drop the employee. But, if this wasn’t bad enough, the lawsuit claims the company didn’t know that Roberson was an employee, and assumed that he was an “independent contractor.”
Former Employee Rob Dyrdek Claims He Lost Wages
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Roberson also alleged that Dyrdek and his team “failed to pay all wages and other compensation due and owing to Plaintiff.” Before being fired, Roberson claimed he raised concerns about his employment when he realized that his salary was “allegedly reduced by approximately 40%.”
Dyrdek’s alleged financial stunts left Roberson exhausted in every sense of the word, “financially, physically, emotionally and mentally.” He has also claimed that due to the shame and humiliation of his situation, “sleeplessness, loss of appetite, humiliation, shame, mental suffering, stress and anxiety, nervousness, loss of self-esteem, fatigue, anxiety, shock, feeling alienated, and deprived of the joy of life.”
Ultimately, Roberson said he suffered “economic damages, including lost wages and other past and continuing employment benefits, and non-economic damages, including pain, suffering and mental and emotional distress.”
In the end, he sued for more than $25,000.
What Is Get Mindright Inc?
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The brand is part of Dyrdek’s initiative to help small businesses become bigger and more successful businesses. He boasts about the brand at Dyrdekmachine.com. The business Roberson is helping with is a healthy snack brand. It’s described as “a new category of better-for-you snacks.”
Dyrdek and Bernard describe the company as one that wants to “make products that are as nutritious as there are on the market.” They boast of taking it a step further and helping to “improve one’s brain health.”
This is Get Mindright Inc in a nutshell:
“Mindright is good taste, feel good nutrition for a happy and healthy brain; we call it Good Mood Super Food. Our products combine delicious superfoods with ancient ingredients known to improve mood, reduce stress and maintain energy levels to help you be your best self. Mindright products are natural, plant-based, low in sugar, gluten-free, and taste too good to be good for you. Because we believe that once you get Mindright, everything else will follow.”
The skateboarding legend did not respond to the case.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
