Hudson Bay Company executive chairman Richard Baker has been hit with a lawsuit alleging he treated a corporate flight attendant like his and his wife's "personal servant" for years.
The New York Daily News reported that Baker, whose company owns popular retailer Lord & Taylor, has been accused of forcing former flight attendant Karen Lyons to clean up after his dog and walk it during unpaid hours off the corporate jet.
Beyond her normal duties within her job description, Lyons, who worked for the company from 2014 until January 2018, alleges in her suit that she was "required to work as a personal assistant for Baker and his wife."
After being fired from the company earlier this year, Lyons' lawyer informed them that she was owed overtime pay for the work she did for Baker and his family — only to learn that the company was combating a request she made for unemployment insurance.
Along with arranging Baker's travel, Lyons "was required to take care of Defendant Baker's dog 'Bella', such as feeding him, walking Bella outdoors in poor weather conditions (anywhere from 15 minutes to 30 minutes twice at day) and removing dog waste," the suit alleges.
