Highlights

• Kim Kardashian has settled a lawsuit with her former employees, avoiding a scheduled trial in July and keeping the settlement amount private.
• The employees alleged poor working conditions, including late pay, low wages, no overtime, and denied food breaks.
• Kim's decision to settle implies that the employee's claims had validity, and while the settlement may have had a high price, it likely didn't significantly impact her billion-dollar fortune.

Kim Kardashian has paid out-of-pocket in order to settle a lawsuit filed by her former employees.

According to various reports, the reality star veteran was able to settle the case out of court, months after all parties agreed to avoid a scheduled trial in July.

It’s not clear how much Kim has agreed to pay to settle the case, as details are remaining tight-lipped. "The parties in this matter have entered into settlement discussions and have agreed to mediate this matter," her court filing states, noting the ex-employees, as defendants, will be filing to dismiss within 60 days, too.

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The SKIMS founder was originally hit with the lawsuit in May 2021. Several employees who’d worked at her Hidden Hills, California home launched the case after they alleged being subjected to poor working conditions. Among their claims, the plaintiffs said that not only was Kim late with their pay, but she paid the bare minimum.

Additionally, they claimed The Kardashians star denied paying overtime and also wouldn’t grant food breaks. There were even claims that Kim allowed one of the employees to continue working, despite finding out he was underage.

It was never clear how much the ex-employees were seeking, but in addition to unpaid wages and damages for unfair working conditions (and given the extent of Kim’s fortune), they could’ve been seeking millions.

There were seven plaintiffs, in total, who are all believed to have gotten a financial sum from the settlement Kim recently agreed to. The plaintiffs were Andrew Ramirez, Andrew Ramirez Jr., Christopher Ramirez, Aron Cabrea, Rene Ernesto Flores, Jesse Fernandez, and Robert Araiza.

Kim originally tried to get the case dismissed, but her request was denied. The reality star’s decision to settle suggests the employee’s claims had some credence, and Kim may have been scared to be on the hook for even more in damages if it went to trial. That and the damage it could do to her reputation.

Even if the lawsuit settlement carried a high price for Kim, it likely didn’t make much of a dent in her bank account, considering she’s now worth over a billion dollars. She owes a lot of her success to her SKIMS brand, which recently announced it’s expanding to physical stores across the world as it continues its global takeover.

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