Lady Gaga Settles Personal Assistant’s FLSA Overtime Lawsuit

Lady Gaga is back in the news, but this time it has nothing to do with her music; just days before trial, the singer — real name Stefani Germanotta — settled a 2011 lawsuit filed by a former personal assistant. It is a case that reminds employers of all sizes that unless their administrative assistants meet all of the requirements of the administrative exemption test, they must be paid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.