Rob Lowe is being dragged to court by a former employee who claims he was wrongfully fired by the filmmaker, after falling ill.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, the former personal assistant accused the “St Elmo’s Fire” actor of employment discrimination and failure to pay overtime, among other allegations.
He demanded a large sum of money, but Lowe vehemently denied the allegations.
Rob Lowe Sued for Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Disability
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In the filing, the woman claims that Lowe and his team initially hired her as a Property Manager, but she never actually performed the duties of a farm manager. Instead, she works more as a personal assistant. His employment ran from January 10, 2022, until July 11, 2022, when he was “involuntarily terminated.”
She claims things went awry with her job when she told Lowe about her disability and asked for an accommodation for the illness. The former employee claimed his disability was being treated by a licensed health care provider who recommended he be off work for a month.
However, he claims that when he presented the medical recommendation to Lowe, he lost his job.
“He provided the document to (Lowe) on July 7, 2022. On July 11, 2022, Plaintiff’s employment was terminated,” the document reads.
At the time, it appeared that the person was struggling with physical and mental illness.
In addition to the discrimination claim, the former employee claims Lowe’s failed to pay her for overtime even though she spent many hours working from home and on weekends.
She claims that as a direct result of Lowe’s discrimination she “has suffered and continues to suffer a substantial loss in income and employment benefits and has suffered extreme humiliation and emotional distress. and suffering commonly associated with discrimination, and having suffered physical injury.”
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He described the “9-1-1-: Lone Star” actor’s actions against him as “outrageous” claiming it was carried out with “fraud, oppression, and malice in disregard of his right to be free from discrimination and with intent, design and purpose. to injure him and knowingly neglect his physical and mental health.”
Rob Lowe denies allegations as ex-employee seeks over $100K in damages
The woman said her annual salary is $100,000 with an hourly rate of $48.07. However, he allegedly worked approximately 30 hours of overtime per week without receiving overtime compensation or double.
He is seeking $87,823.89 in unpaid overtime plus benefits, $12,498.20 in unanswered meal period wages and $17,305.20 in punitive damages awards under CA Labor Code 203. The former employee also asked Lowe to pay his attorney’s fees and costs.
Lowe has since responded to his former aide’s claims, denying them outright.
“The plaintiff’s discrimination claim is equally without merit. He never disclosed any alleged disability until after he stopped reporting for work. Despite this, he failed to disclose any information about the nature or scope of his alleged disability that prevented the Defendant from providing (or discussing) a reasonable accommodation,” his lawyer said.
He claimed the aggrieved employee simply ignored repeated phone calls and demanded a month’s leave.
Lowe’s attorney continued, that he “has no interest in meaningfully discussing his disability, achieving accommodations, or otherwise complying with the law. These facts do not support any viable claim under the Fair Employment and Housing Act.”
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