SwLet's welcome it with y British author Marianne Evans.
It reads,
"You don't need a motive to be cruel,
just an opportunity."
Bring out the litigants.
It's tough to realize that my freedom depends on her.
She's so ungrateful.
She's biting the hand that feeds her.
Good afternoon and welcome.
Good afternoon.
Paola, tell me why you're suing Sandra
and what you demand to settle this issue.
Good afternoon, ma'am.
I'm here to sue this woman for exploitation.
She refuses to give me five days off so I can visit my mother.
I want, no, demand that she give me those days off.
-I'll give you the facts. -Please do.
Well, my mother's dying of cancer in Venezuela.
I recently received an email...
I brought a printout of it.
"Your mother's not well. I don't think she'll make it.
Please come. She wants to bid you farewell."
She doesn't have much time left since she has terminal cancer.
So her cancer's reached an advanced stage.
Yes. I want to say my last goodbyes.
When did you last see her?
Three years ago.
Yes, that's how long I've worked for her.
What do you do?
I'm... Well, I can explain.
I met her in Cali.
I'm an image consultant. She's a model.
We got to know each other and then one day,
she got a really good job offer.
She told me to come to the States with her.
Since she's a US citizen, she offered to arrange my paperwork.
It sounded like the opportunity of a lifetime.
Who wouldn't want to come work here?
She then offered me a contract and I signed it.
I work with her day and night.
I got pregnant and had to work throughout my entire pregnancy.
I worked through labor pains, even.
She gave me...
But what do you do exactly?
You must be more than a mere image consultant.
What do you actually do?
I'm supposed to plan her outfits and makeup,
manage her hair appointments, and make sure she eats right.
I need to make sure she looks good.
On top of that, I'm also her assistant and her driver.
I do everything for her.
I don't set vacation days so I asked for five days off.
You don't have days off,
because gigs might pop up on weekends.
You need to stay on top of her constantly.
After I gave birth,
she'd complain about the baby's wailing.
Obviously.
She gave me 45 days to wean my baby.
-Then I had to put her... -In a nursery.
Yes, in her father's care.
She didn't give me enough time to take care of her.
I even lost custody of my daughter
after her father sued me.
My daughter's no longer with me.
I can only see her three times a week.
-You're so melodramatic. -I see her three times a week!
You must have a block of ice for a heart.
She made a life choice.
What's wrong with you?
Jobs aren't supposed to take over your entire life.
-Well, this one does. -No.
You may be a model, but you're absolutely clueless.
She knew what the job entailed.
So if you were to take these five days off...
Do you know what your exact travel dates would be?
Yes, but she said that if I took a day off, she'd take my visa.
I'm kind of up in the air right now,
because I can't bring my daughter with me to Venezuela.
Her father won't let me bring her along.
My mother's sick. What am I supposed to do?
This work waits for no one.
So you want her to grant you your five days off
without you losing your work visa.
Exactly! I've yet to take any days off.
Is there anyone that can stand in for you
in case this "supermodel" has something "important" to do?
I heard rumors that she was looking for a replacement...
Do you realize how ridiculous you're making yourself look
with that little attitude of yours?
You're treating her like a slave and not your assistant.
I have a very demanding career.
Something might come up one of those five days.
She knows how my job is.
I might have a photoshoot or a commercial shoot.
You know how difficult that is.
I have to maintain my workout routine and diet.
I've always been on top of all that.
That's because I pay you top dollar.
I don't pay you to cruise around Venezuela.
How well do you pay her? Do you pay her $200,000 a year?
No, because her work doesn't call for that kind of salary.
I'm the model here, not her.
You've said multiple times that you pay her well.
-How much, exactly? -$72,000. More than enough.
Very well. What's that on your podium?
I brought you a copy of the contract,
which specifies that I get to decide what her benefits are.
I also wanted to show you examples of my work.
Modeling is serious work.
You need to work hard to have a body like this one.
It requires great effort.
I need my assistant.
Why would you need an assistant to work out?
That's your job.
You're talking as if I had no idea what your job was like.
Believe me, I know what it's like.
I travel too.
I do events and have an assistant.
If my assistant needs five days off, then so be it!
She knows how I am.
She has that body thanks to my hard work.
You go to the gym for me and eat for me.
I sacrifice a lot.
She knows how demanding this work is,
but now she's making demands of her own.
How many demands in the past two years and eight months
has this woman made?
She's made demands.
I also demand that she pay me my three months
because I need that money to go to Venezuela.
Are you kidding me?
She still has 21 days to go!
I have 21 days left...
Before the end of the year.
You want her to pay you your year's salary.
No, she pays me per trimester.
I pay her per trimester.
Now she wants to go on vacation to Venezuela
and she expects me to pay her 21 days in advance?
My mother's dying, ma'am!
I'm not going to pay her in advance.
If she decides to leave to Venezuela, she's fired.
Then she'll become an illegal immigrant.
Why should I have to pay an illegal immigrant?
She needs to choose between Venezuela and me.
She's blackmailing you
simply because she's in a position of power.
That's beyond cruel.
Any witnesses?
What's your name?
Good afternoon, ma'am.
My name is Jose
and I'm here to testify on behalf of the plaintiff.
I worked with the defendant for many years as her driver.
-Ungrateful bastard. -When I got to this country,
it felt like I had so many opportunities.
She ended up contacting me
and I worked as her driver for years.
I didn't know what to do after that, really...
I didn't hold you at gunpoint.
Don't interrupt the witness while he's giving his statement.
I was so excited to have received a job offer,
that I agreed to work for $4 an hour.
That sounded great at the time,
but that's definitely not a living wage.
I still agreed to it.
It's a blatant disregard of minimum wage.
-$4 an hour is ridiculous. -Yes, but I still agreed to it
because I had no other option.
You were an undocumented immigrant.
Yes.
She took advantage of you.
-That's what she does. -Why'd she fire you?
She fired me unjustly.
I told her I needed a raise, and she went insane.
She got furious and said,
"If you keep asking me for a raise,
I'm going to report you to ICE."
You can always tell with people like her.
You can tell what type of person she is.
Bring out the defendant's witness.
That's just how I am.
I'm not like these people who keep victimizing themselves.
Why did you fire him?
Because he kept meddling in my business.
Okay.
Good afternoon. What's your name?
Good afternoon. My name is Venesia.
You're here in support of the defendant.
-Yes. -She used to be my student.
I taught her everything she knows.
I was her student,
so Sandra called and asked me to be her replacement
since she was leaving to Venezuela.
I'm a US citizen. I can do her job for way less.
She doesn't have half the experience I do.
I've been doing this for years!
-How many years? -20 years.
How many years of experience do you have?
Three years.
You get what you pay for. It's a proven fact.
When it comes to this work, experience is golden.
Bring out Attorney Sierra.
This model brat...
thinks she can swap out her employees just like that.
Experience is what matters most in this business.
Having an experienced makeup artist,
an experienced assistant who knows your style.
You need someone with a good eye to manage your look.
That's priceless.
What were you going to say?
Do you realize how hard it was
to bring her over from Venezuela?
I should sue her.
She should pay me for all I've done for her.
You're not a model, you're a con artist!
You're shameless.
Attorney Sierra, what kind of visa are we talking about here?
She has an O visa, because she's someone with experience
who's known for her extraordinary abilities
as far as makeup and wardrobe design.
It's a special visa that's quite difficult to obtain.
Would it be considered a violation
if she had to travel due to an emergency,
such as the death of her mother?
It's not a violation as far as Immigration is concerned,
but sadly, Florida work laws allow for this kind of behavior.
There aren't any laws stating she has to give any days off.
She doesn't have to give her state or federal holidays off,
nor is she expected to pay extra for working holidays.
But...
The thing is, she's an employer with one or two employees.
If she ran a company with over 50 employees,
she'd have to abide by other work laws.
But this is totally inhumane.
Totally.
I haven't taken any vacation days.
She doesn't have to allot her any vacation days?
Not at all.
Not even one.
However, she does have to pay her overtime.
If she exceeds...
She doesn't pay extra, though.
She pays exactly the amount stated on the contract.
There is no set schedule.
I dictates her schedule.
That may be true,
but you can't make her work over 40 hours a week
without paying her overtime.
That's irrelevant at this point.
Listen up.
You think you're so glamorous and beautiful,
but that's all overshadowed by your cruelty.
You're inhumane.
You treat people like garbage.
Five days.
Believe it or not, that's what this case is about.
That's what this case is really about.
Here's what you're going to do.
You're going to let her visit her mother
and you're going to pay her in advance.
You aren't going to take any action to jeopardize her visa.
Nor are you going to replace her.
She's offering you her years of experience.
Who's going to pay me back for those five days?
I'll tell you! Your heart and generosity.
-Who'll handle my affairs? -You are!
You can hire her for five days.
You don't have anything planned. Nothing's come up yet.
-Gigs can just pop up. -We don't know that.
If something comes up, hire a substitute.
You can afford one,
especially since you've never paid for her vacation days.
And another thing.
If you take any action against her,
I'm going to fine you $250,000
for violating her visa rights and firing her.
She doesn't owe you a thing.
She's given you her experience, her knowledge, and her talent.
You're not talented. You're just a pretty face.
That's it. You're vapid.
She's responsible for most of your success,
and you need to respect that.
So you'd better be nice and wish her well on her travels.
It's final. Case closed.
Be kind, be careful, get educated,
give respect to earn respect, and may God help us!
See you next time! Thanks for joining us.
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