Caretaker Sues after Honeymoon Cruise!

Caretaker Auxerre claims her former client fired her upon returning home from her honeymoon cruise -- and still owes her a paycheck!
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[@bravo2966]

How did she think she was going to get paid if she couldn't put into words how much she was supposed to get paid? An absolute basic question would be 'How much should you have got?' followed by 'how much did you actually get?' What else did she think she was going to get asked?

[@AntoniusReginaldus]

LOL you're on my wavelength.

[@Machinu5]

She explained really badly. As I understood it she was earning $500 or so on average, so like 30 hours at 10.5 an hour. But it was shiftwork and split between multiple caregivers so it was never the same every week, just like any pt shift work. The Walmart will pay you part time 500 one week and 800 the next. That's how you get to 1k a week or whatever for twice the time while we're on the boat.

[@johnsmi213]

Seems like the suit was just punishment for being fired.

[@RoughJustice2k18]

She probably would have trouble answering a basic question like "how long is a piece of string?"

[@Mz_O]

She got paid though Still trying to understand the lawsuit

[@ek2137]

Getting an answer from the plaintiff about her pay was like pulling teeth. Geesh!

[@persuasiv84persona]

YASS! i wanted to throw my keyboard at her

[@-Skookie-]

Exactly, she probably could have won easily if she were able to finish a sentence. Then again, Judge Judy was more concerned about average weekly pay than what she actually worked. Judge Judy never worked in an hourly paying job and doesn’t understand the concept of working extra hours and getting paid for it.

[@susangrottke8343]

Not at all. As a caregiver my hours and days vary. It’s never the same every week. I dont know why that’s so hard to understand. My pay varies every week as well.

[@Siporsteven]

She thought she, as JJ says, "was coming to the beach" and not to court.

[@drewizkoollikeicecre]

Pulling teeth seems much easier.

[@jennywright8883]

I gotta comment! 3k and a free three week cruise for her and a friend and she's suing?! Wowee, what an entitled *itch!

[@anndeecosita3586]

Working vacations don’t usually feel like a vacation.

[@EnDB]

That's because it's not a vacation.

[@tangaz5819]

​@@anndeecosita3586exactly this! She was working. I think usa folks normalise being overworked that we Europeans see 30 days paid leave is standard.

[@cal205]

She was working as the sole caregiver. No others to take over. Double the hours at least. Difficult job, not even remotely like a vacation.

[@damnnerves24]

I don’t understand why the plaintiff was suing?! She got paid to go on vacation and made twice as much!

[@trekgirl65]

She was not happy with the last paycheck and felt she deserved more, which she did not.

[@LP-hs6yz]

Caring for someone who is wheelchair bound is demanding and exhausting. The paralyzed person starts to see the caregiver's body as theirs.

[@hope1527]

I think the plaintiff was starting to say that she got paid more for the cruise because she was the sole caregiver, however, she was still not paid according to their agreement, but JJ stopped her.

[@semosancus5506]

Yeah when the case was over I was wondering what just happened. Didn't even understand the dispute.

[@lcam9241]

​@LP-hs6yz interesting perspective. In what ways if you care to share? Genuine question. (My first thought was the disabled person thinking the carer was having a good day IF the disabled was having a good day, etc etc)

[@clarencejacksonjr.]

Don't sue unless you have your exact dollar amounts.

[@trekgirl65]

Not all do and they fail miserably. LOL!

[@daniloborini6783]

It's hard to deal with cases like that when you don't have any proof. Giving words don't help, I am sorry.😂

[@oag2167]

She actually thought Judge Judy was gonna whip out the calculator and do the work for her 😅

[@garymarcera7452]

What a silly case. Glad JJ got it over with quickly.

[@noelcontreras9909]

It baffles me how people can’t answer a freakin question..

[@overcominglifestrials5316]

SOOOO the plaintiff was paid TWICE the norm, got a FREE vacation, was able to BRING A FRIEND…🤔🤔🤔 She has no reason to be suing this lady. The audacity to try and get more money for the defendant. 🙄🙄🙄

[@TheKim369]

She worked twice the hours because there wasn't a second person like there would have been at home, so she should have gotten twice the pay. It's only a FREE vacation if you get to bugger off and have fun. Having to be nearby and on call all the time is not a vacation. Changing a poopy diaper is just as disgusting no matter where you do it.

[@k.robertrichardson6779]

@@TheKim369 Let's get real here: this was the defendant's honeymoon. She would have spent most of the cruise enjoying romantic private time with her new husband; it wasn't a regular old week of the plaintiff playing cards and watching The Price is Right with her in between trips to the toilet. The client would not have encouraged her to bring a friend along for company if she was going to be actively working for her the majority of the time.

[@TheKim369]

@@k.robertrichardson6779 Yeah, lets get real. No matter what enticements were included, whatever was agreed upon is what should be paid.

[@cal205]

The defendant was on vacation.. The plaintiff was working, around the clock at this quite difficult job. Strictly business for the plaintiff. Her friend was on vacation, but this did not cost the defendant extra, one cabin.

[@b.dailey3180]

Wait...what!?

[@namnack]

Exactly...

[@jamesdietz29]

"You fired her then paid her... you have no counter claim." The counter claim only exists as a poke in the eye to the plaintiff, who also had an invalid claim.

[@elizaleroux9173]

Omg thei guy standing with her, is obviously tapping her dry by now.

[@benzamg32m68]

Most likely

[@channelthree9424]

My sister is the caregiver of my mother and a few other people. A few years ago my sister, my mother and one of my sister‘s clients went to Hawaii together. It was no vacation for my sister. She still had to care for two women in their 80s. One was mobile but the other wasn’t. One was bossy and they both acted like children. My sister had to leave the room sometime.😆

[@alicethegreat3742]

The man that she married must have a motive ,like waiting for her to die so he can get her money. I can bet you he asked that the caregiver get fied so he can care for the woman and get everything signed over to him. Why would a healthy man marry an disable person,who she can't perform any wifey duries.😮😊😊😊

[@nkemazikiwe3426]

Yeah, I don’t trust him either. There are many inter-able relationships, but the fact that he married her, but is unwilling or unable to provide care, which is literally the basis of vows in sickness, and in health something is strange, because what is he here for? So desperate for carer to come that they were willing to also pay for the friend? Pull you weight sir if you are committing to be in the defendant’s life. Male Anna Nicole smith.

[@jpbaley2016]

Plaintiff was too unprepared for this case. It does 100% matter if she worked twice as many hours during this “vacation” (the defendant was on vacation not the plaintiff) as she normally worked. Plus, the plaintiff was not the only caregiver during routine care for the defendant as she stated sometimes she took other shifts. This means there was at least one other aide helping the woman. The plaintiff obviously didn’t have a standard 40 hr/week job so pay varied. While on this vacation she worked 7 days a week as there was no one else. Judge Judy really missed the ball here since as an hourly worker JJ didn’t allow the plaintiff to discuss the number of hours she actually worked.

[@bubbaXzone]

plantiff was so unprepared and confusing and she just didn't wanna deal with it.

[@ENM13]

I think it may also be because of things they wrote to the show since Judge Judy does say the plaintiff had a friend on the cruise so she didn't work all the time. And the defendant was also about to touch on how the plaintiff didn't work as much as agreed upon. In addition, it's confusing cause when the Judge asked how much it was supposed to be around 0.43 she said $942.50 which would make the $3000 she got understandable, as well as almost twice her usual pay of around $500-600.

[@tired_broke_hate2joke]

​@ENM13 thank you for listening and thinking

[@umungus518]

"Judge judy really missed the ball because this woman didn't know what she was suing for. It should be the judges responsibility to make the plaintiffs case for them and magically know the figures through her psychic powers."

[@katherineduke3232]

Yeah I was confused about why she wouldn't hear that either. I agree the plaintiff needs to come more prepared. But I've seen JJ get into hourly rate disputes several times. If she's an hourly employee and she absolutely did show that, then why would JJ ignore the hours she worked or was supose to work or whatever the case may be. That seems to be the discrepancy here is the amount of hours. Plaintiff says she wasn't paid for her hours and defendant said she didn't work those hours. That's what should have been discussed. I'm usually for JJ and how she does things but I agree with you that she missed it this time.

[@hdeodh]

I think the plaintiff is trying not to humiliate the defendant on national tv and saying things like general maintenance

[@jpbaley2016]

It’s what it’s referred to as. Do you think it would be more or less humiliating for the plaintiff to state the actual personal care she performed on the defendant’s body?

[@moniqueengleman873]

No, general maintenance is cooking, cleaning laundry, and errands. The higher pay is for more intimate assistance. Bathing , wiping, emptying catheters.... ect. It is a hell life to live being in a wheelchair

[@AntoniusReginaldus]

I don't think the original comment was trying to be obtuse about it, I think they were pointing out one of the reasons why the plaintiff was so inept at expressing specifics. With THAT topic, I can see room to congratulate her for being imprecise, whereas for the other stuff, like how much she was normally paid and how much she was supposedly ripped off could have been articulated with a lot more directness and precision.

[@nkemazikiwe3426]

Yeah, something is off here maybe also saving face for the defendant’s husband too. I think she was maintaining discretion and dignity for the defendant. It’s weird because the defendant says it was a business trip, but the plaintiff says it was her honeymoon

[@jdsiv3]

Honeymoon for the defendant, but for the plaintiff, she was being booked for business purposes because she would be working the entire time.

[@mrbear1302]

Judge Judy doesn't seem to understand the health care in home system. Pay varies a lot based on what you're doing.

[@shergirl92]

But all she have to tell the judge her typical work schedule and how on the cruise her job was more demanding ask for overtime for excess hours it's not that hard

[@mrbear1302]

@@shergirl92 It is when Judge Judy interrupts you and will let you talk.

[@susangrottke8343]

@@mrbear1302🎉🎉

[@skeldare]

I'd love to be paid $3000 to go on a cruise for 3 weeks.

[@Callidus7SSM]

Right? That’s why she had so much trouble answering the questions about pay. She knew she got a sweet deal.

[@susangrottke8343]

@@Callidus7SSM she didn’t have any problems telling what she needed to be paid $942.50 for 57 hours. What she made the year before has nothing to do with that a cruise when 😂you go with someone as their caregiver is completely different and entails a lot more hours. It’s a lot more intense it’s in a tremendous amount of work. It has nothing to do with what you made three months ago.

[@cal205]

She was the only caregiver and so had to work all the time. Do you understand the work involved? Only the defendant was on vacation.

[@Mr.Coffee89]

Yikes a two week cruise

[@ransom182]

What the hell was that?!?

[@k.robertrichardson6779]

A now-redundant employee with marginal credentials trying to squeeze her former employer for a better financial cushion to tide her over while unemployed.

[@Callidus7SSM]

Plaintiff does so much dancing around her answers because she knows she got paid adequately considering she had a friend with her and was also getting some enjoyment from the vacation. Not as much as if she would have if she wasn’t also working, but she didn’t have to pay any of the cruise expenses. So it was fair and she knew it.

[@shendisackett]

I don't know how much you know about caring for disabled people but this lady normally had 3 carers and this girl had to do everything by herself for those 3 weeks 24/7. This was not any kind of vacation for her, she had to work triple her normal hours, would you call that a vacation just because the weather was nice outside?!! Yes she got to have some company but you have to be with the client all the time or within calling distance. She facilitated everything the defendant wanted to do, which means you aren't doing things you want to do. The friend was the lucky one because she got a free cruise with no expectation of work! So I do believe she had a case for more money but she didn't bother to prepare properly so that's on her.

[@k.robertrichardson6779]

Not only that, but it was also the defendant's honeymoon. So it stands to reason that the plaintiff wasn't expected to be at the defendant's beck-and-call 24/7; she was there for occasional odds and ends on a contingency basis while her client mostly spent private time with her new husband. (Hence the defendant letting her bring a friend along for company, since caregiver and client were not really going to be together much.) I also have a strong suspicion that the plaintiff's inclusion on the cruise was less about the defendant needing her services and inexplicably firing her at the end, and more about a "thanks for everything; have a good life" gesture at the planned and advance-communicated end of a business relationship when the defendant's new husband obviated the need for a domestic employee to help tie her shoes and get her on/off the toilet.

[@shendisackett]

@@k.robertrichardson6779 in most disabled/able bodied relationships the partner does not become the carer, because they feel it ruins the romance, not only that if you are not trained you could end up badly hurting your partner. She would not have been there for occasional odds and ends what a ridiculous thing to state. You think the defendant went from needing help 24/7 to just the occasional little bit of help? Nope that doesn't happen. There is the medical side to deal with too, which has to be done by somebody who knows what they are doing. I'm disabled although I can largely take care of myself at the moment, but I live next door to somebody who is very disabled who has carers in and out during the day, his Mum comes to stay but she does not suddenly do the carers jobs because she doesn't know how to. She concentrates on doing the housework (his carers run the vacuum round and help with laundry and washing up but not dusting or mopping floors) and tending to his garden. From the sounds of it the defendant sacked her carer because she didn't feel she had done enough work whilst on the cruise. It would have been more sensible to have taken 2 carers, not a carer and her friend.

[@nursevanhelsing4413]

Not smart to let her bring a friend. Of course they’re gonna goof off and not concentrate so much on attending to the ladies needs.

[@edwindelgado8775]

You think you'd be ready with evidence and documents knowing ur going to court 🤔poor JJ 😄

[@LashGirlie]

I would dismiss the case cause the plaintiff doesn’t understand at all

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

2:47 This woman seems to a sieve in her brainpan when it comes to giving a straight answer about wages. If you enter some kind of agreement for a thing like a cruise, there should be an arrangement before you leave as to how much should be paid, and for what. The woman has the same needs no matter where she is. She is getting a free cruise, (with a friend). The woman employed her for two years, then took her on a cruise. Obviously the cruise went to the care givers head, and she failed miserably in her duties in the process. Why else would she have been fired after two years? Some people are beyond ridiculous in these claims.

[@SeptemberBbyx]

Huh? 🤔😖

[@BusyBodyVisa]

I feel kinda bad for the plaintiff. She was too nervous to make her case. I'm guessing there's a discrepancy in the amount of hours worked. Also, JJ has clearly never cared for a disabled person. Caring for them is never a vacation even if it is on a cruise.

[@Lenasevilla-yb4ei]

So she shouldn’t have done it

[@MoistNasa]

How is she so confused about her own pay??

[@irinkamoy]

It’s Not A Vacation for caregiver !!!! You all the time with Pation !!!! I was a caregiver ! I know better

[@TG-fq7iu]

Im confused😅

[@briom1425]

Of all the women in the world he gets married to a disabled one ? Wow talk about having no options .

[@dominikmuller5021]

Ok. I've calculated it down based on the numbers given. I'm confident that JJ got this one wrong. Defendant says they agreed to 252 hours over three weeks (84 hours a week - explains the double amount). Hourly rates of $ 18,5 for hands on work, $ 14,5 for general times of availability. Assuming 4 hours daily of hands on work and multiplied by 21 will get you to 82 hours at that higher rate, the remaining 170 at the lower rate will get you to a total of $ 3982. 3000 of which she already received, 900 is the remaining balance.

[@dominikmuller5021]

If we take as given the 2700 the defendant admitted to giving her and the 3612 given in the chiron as agreed upon number. It would come out to 2,25hrs of hands on work daily and a good 9hrs of general availability at the above stated rates. So that math would work too for the $900 ask attributed by JJ to the plaintiff.

[@Richie8a8y]

Damn!

[@citytrees1752]

oy, that plaintiff is annoying.

[@kepecos]

Why can’t she answer simple questions? Or even string a sentence together 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@willettacartermolina3375]

What is general maintenance?

[@Callidus7SSM]

I think she was trying to describe things like taking care of things around the house. Or helping her change clothes and things like that. She just chose the worst possible phrase. Makes it sound like she’s taking about an object, rather than a person.

[@caseyking0917]

I think the higher pay was for bathing, chainring diapers, emptying colostomy bags, etc. The lower pay was when she was just sitting there in her wheelchair I suppose.

[@susangrottke8343]

Wow. Obviously none of y’all have been a caregiver. First of all always our days and pay vary week to week and day today as does Workload. So she has a friend on the cruise? That’s nice BUT It’s still work to take care of someone that is handicapped. As a caregiver I have traveled many times it doesn’t mean I shouldnt get paid because I go with someone on THEIR vacation and work for THEM She may be hard to work for. Did any of y’all hear how many hours she worked in the three weeks - over 200 hours. Caregivers start at 20- 25 an hr. Multiply that times over 200 hours.! Judy was ignorant. This was not her vacation.

[@billmoran3219]

Plaintiff really dragged the defendant, (who looks as if she’s one fatal mishap from the grave because of her disability ) to court over nothing? Plaintiff just exposed herself and I hope never gets a job caregiving again, the nerve of her! Sometimes it’s better just to walk away, feel bad that defendant had to go through this.

[@coffeecake8835]

I’m guessing the defendant suffered a spinal cord injury. Educated guess.

[@henrikebolduan590]

This was shirt and painless.

[@judithwilber2540]

is the girl a simpleton or what

[@69misst1]

Why wasn’t the counter claim in looked at. She was paid and she was paid for work she didn’t do to the extent they fired her. She should have to return some of the pay.

[@daphneynerette6774]

Girl bye you got paid and a vacation 😂😂😂

[@Myse-22m]

The plaintiff was making it up as she goes along she’s greedy

[@kev596]

greedy girl.

[@Givememoretacos]

What an entitled brat. She really tried to get over on this lady. She paid you way more then what you originally got.the culture is crazy 😂😂😂😂

[@user-iv1yi6cz7o]

I HAVE DONE 17 YRS..HOURS AROUND THE CLOCK IS HARD AND WATCHING OUT FOR SOME ONE YOU CANNOT VACATION

[@Callidus7SSM]

Yikes! I feel bad for your patients because you clearly have anger management issues.

[@k.robertrichardson6779]

Obviously she was not expected to be actively serving the defendant the majority of the time. If that had been the case, the defendant would not have encouraged her to bring a friend along for company.

[@susangrottke8343]

Yep. People don’t get it. Caring for a handicap person is hard work and she worked over 200 hours.

[@susangrottke8343]

@@Callidus7SSM well I’m angry too lol. 😂because people are so ignorant. They need to try being a caregiver to a handicapped woman for a week and see how fun it is see what kind of a vacation is.

[@jdsiv3]

the plaintiff is confused and confusing. How can you come to court to sue and have no idea what you are suing for, you don't have the breakdown of your hours, you are just a confused human being

[@Kellylynn_]

She just wanted some quick cash lol

[@billmoran3219]

Confucius say plaintiff is an idiot !

[@cal205]

The judge did not allow her to explain. Happens often.

[@sandrawilson8737]

Be quiet ​@@cal205

[@thesb2836]

The plaintiff's brain is still downloading..

[@Alice-ui9oy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ivonned32]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 bingo

[@robs9324]

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[@cls3201]

RIGHT??!! Like uuum why aren’t you prepared with these salary answers??!! HEE HAW DONKEY 🫏

[@jj5469]

Lol

[@Sfgurl415]

This plaintiff is annoying. Why on earth would you go in JJ’s show and not have all your ducks in a row. She sounds like she doesn’t even know what she suing for. 😂

[@johnsmi213]

Probably only filed the suit to punish her former employer for firing her. Didn't really think it through; thought just going to court would be enough to get money.

[@graceweber2822]

I got dizzy trying to listen to her.

[@billmoran3219]

Revenge pure and simple, plaintiff an idiot!

[@RRLV434]

The nerve of the plaintiff to sue someone who took her on a cruise is crazy. She should be thankful she got to go on a cruise, we all know she didn’t work the entire time

[@jaydogg0026]

@@keekeedavis1704but she was paid so you make no sense at all

[@keekeedavis1704]

@@jaydogg0026 I’m talking about this person comment. About her suing because she went on the cruise. And normally for going away you get paid more regardless of where you’re going. So I believe she should’ve been paid more than regular pay. That’s standard in home/ health aid service. So you and this commenter makes no sense together.

[@justinenicole3926]

It does not matter that she went on the cruise. If she gets paid to tend to someone she is owed for her time no matter what. That's the legal bit.

[@stacybstacyb]

You’ve clearly never worked as a caregiver on a vacation

[@ella8975]

Lol thankful?? I’m sure she enjoyed her time there but if she still had to fufill her duties as her caregiver she is owed her pay, just as any care giver/ nanny/ health aid is owed their pay if they have to travel and work for the person they care for

[@earth0128]

General maintenance... Sounds like she was looking after a car not a person. 😮

[@scottmcwave9479]

Oil change and rotate the tires!👍

[@vadimkoverdinsky5158]

And she could not even explain it lol

[@tate6809]

I mean, she kinda seems more car than person at this point, or at least like a Transformer or something, kinda badass if you think about it that way

[@SamSam-bf5gk]

LMAO

[@kcarter142]

I think she was trying not to reveal all of what she did for the defendant cause it could be embarrassing, imagine if she was like I wiped her ass and washed her vagina multiple times a day.

[@antfolchiable]

It wasn't vacation. She was working on a boat taking care of the defendant.

[@damionbujan6218]

And more hours also because at home there were two caregivers.

[@BusyBodyVisa]

Yeah, I don't know why people keep saying it was a vacation. Taing care of a disabled person is never a vacation

[@G0dismabestfren]

​@@BusyBodyVisabecause the plaintiff was acting like she was on vacation apparently lol. Which is why she was fired

[@k.robertrichardson6779]

@@BusyBodyVisa If it's the disabled person's honeymoon (new husband performed more "general maintenance" on the defendant than the plaintiff did over those three weeks), and the disabled person pays for you to bring a friend along for company (i.e., there will be plenty of free time not spent helping her go to the bathroom), it is. Especially if you're still getting paid $1,000.00 a week.

[@susangrottke8343]

@@BusyBodyVisa thank you finally someone that understands you’re right it’s not our vacation. I’m a caregiver. It’s long and tedious hours. You’re away from your family. You’re away from your home you’re not with your friends doing what YOU wanna do - is it nice yeah sometimes to see some extra places but it’s hard work. Judy infuriated me on this one.

[@KingKikikoi]

Why the plaintiff cant give a straight answer so frustrating!

[@susangrottke8343]

Did anybody watch this? She gave exact amount 942.50 for 57 hours is what she’s owed. I don’t know what else Judy wants. She wants to know what she made in May 1976 what does that have to do with anything?🙄

[@mexicanspec]

I like the fact that JJ treats every body the same. No coddling to somebody because they are in a wheel, chair or if they are different.

[@persuasiv84persona]

She tries, yes, but there have been times when her decision was falsely made...it happens

[@nilaja-itsmylife]

I just need a recording of JJ saying “GOODBYE!” to whip out on people when I’m done 😁

[@johnsmi213]

drive.google.com/file/d/1ZVT2oz2VMv9MtLuXaqqJaK7YoTxax9xC

[@carolkrone3610]

Especially for unwanted calls. Ha ha.

[@EnDB]

She usually worked part time for her and it was split between multiple workers. If she took on additional shifts to make up for a missing person, she made more. On the cruise, she was the only one putting in 24/7 care. She was just too nervous to explain herself properly.

[@MotherofDragons937]

I also thing JJ isn’t considering the different rates based on overnight vs daytime, etc. all I know is my grandpa’s at home caregivers were paid a combined total of $9,000/month. That was for 24 hour care and that is cheap compared to if we had placed him in a facility.

[@Hallah22]

She knew she deep down has no right to sue by the way she was so hesitant to answer jj’s questions. She went silent after “so you got paid way more”. She doesn’t wanna admit she did because she knows damn well how that won’t help her. One word: GREED

[@cal205]

Double the hours at least for a very difficult job. Not even remotely like a vacation..

[@ruannlarson]

As a caregiver, I can tell you that it’s not a vacation. It’s just doing the same job in a different location. There’s nothing vacation about it.

[@rocco...]

Why would he marry this woman in her condition. Perhaps $he's rich?

[@eg1197]

Everyone needs loving too. If she's buying his love... and he's lonely too. In that case hallelujah 🙌.

[@rocco...]

@@eg1197 She ain't swimming with the sharks after their cruise.

[@eg1197]

​@@rocco...💯 truth. ✌️

[@frostyviking_]

Is this confusing for anyone else or am i just cracked? 😅

[@FollowHisStepsPodcast]

This whole thing confusing lol

[@Veldrusara]

The defendant paid for a vacation for the medical attendant (plaintiff) and her friend under the condition she does her job while she was on the cruise and apparently she spent most of the time playing around with her friend instead of doing her job so the defendant gave her partial payment and fired her and the plaintiff wants more money, arguing that she didn't break the contract.

[@Kaboomboo]

@@VeldrusaraHow could you manage to make this more coherent in one paragraph than the plaintiff in this entire video? 😂😂

[@Veldrusara]

@@Kaboomboo 😅I've always thought it would be nice if she would go back to saying what the case is about before it actually starts. Back in the daaay, that's how it was!

[@HungVu-vs3dv]

I’m confused after smoking weeds; still confused why she’s on J J show for?

[@karlaruter3221]

This was a human not a piece of furniture.

[@ruechawla6893]

The caretaker needs a caretaker

[@lynnzucco5049]

😂🤣😅💯

[@ikkezegtie]

Someone in that condition doesnt just fire a caregiver. Its very personal to just have a new one. In most cases i think you can suggest that something really happened on that cruise and the plaintiff was paid out of the good will of the defendant, who then got dragged to court (no pun intended) for 10% of the last payout. ow my. women...

[@shambolicrhetoric6143]

252 hours x $14.50 = $3,654. The defendant admitted she only paid her $2,700.

[@cal205]

It was a business arrangement. The plaintiff worked 252 hours at this most difficult job. She was underpaid.

[@aigbeeromon1041]

Ridiculous case. Goodbye

[@cameronwilliams8230]

The people saying that the plaintiff had a vacation because she was taking care of a disabled person on a cruise is equivalent to saying a waiter at a restaurant is going out to dinner. She was WORKING on the cruise. She was too nervous and JJ was not patient with her at all. JJ upset me with this one.

[@thelawntreader602]

Is she suing for wrongful termination? Garnished wages? I don't think the plaintiff ever stated why she was there

[@lindag4544]

I think people are missing that the caretaker did an intense job for 21/2 years..the guy she married is manipulating her and causing her to be cheap…

[@k.robertrichardson6779]

What, specifically, happened in this video to give you the idea that he's "manipulating her"? All he did was stand supportively with his new wife.

[@Random-xw1fg]

​@@k.robertrichardson6779he is definitely in for the money

[@nkemazikiwe3426]

I also found it super sus. This dude married this woman, and somehow he’s unable to provide her care and someone who was her carer for 2 1/2 years, and most likely probably one of her favourites to be chosen as the one to go on this trip with her and cared about her enough to offer her to bring a friend but now all of a sudden she’s been fired.

[@Random-xw1fg]

@@nkemazikiwe3426 exactly

[@citytrees1752]

who cares! she didn't have a lawsuit

[@kylewilliam9477]

Wow this was really frustrating! What the hell was she there for?? I don’t understand?

[@QAZ-OMEN]

The plaintiff really should have spent more time going through this in her head herself.

[@bobscratchett5346]

Being away from home for 3 weeks is a business trip. She is not on a trip with her family or friends, she’s not home in her own bed each night. Plus she was the only carer for those 3 weeks. The defendant even called it a business trip. So, yes, the fees are double or more. And if they had an agreed rate, why didn’t JJ enforce it or at least ask for proof of that rate?

[@vadimkoverdinsky5158]

Why would you work for someone for two and a half years and then fuck it up AFTER you were taken on a cruise with a friend??

[@benzamg32m68]

Good point

[@k.robertrichardson6779]

I'll bet the defendant communicated well in advance that their business relationship would be ending with the wedding (since a former single with a new husband has much less need for domestic employees to take care of her), and the plaintiff's inclusion on the cruise was more of a bon-voyage than a work assignment. Hence being encouraged to bring a friend along for company - after all, it was the defendant's honeymoon, so surely it will be mostly private time with her groom, not ordinary days spent with her caregiver. Then when they landed and reality set in for the plaintiff, she suddenly wished she had more of a job-hunt cushion. Strictly my theory, of course, but it makes more sense than the inexplicable situation the plaintiff is trying to depict.

[@cal205]

The plaintiff was working at all times. Only the defendant was on vacation..

[@coneil72]

Plaintiff lost because she was totally unprepared. Normal care shifts are 3x/day, which means she probably worked the shifts of 2 other people in addition to herself during those 3 weeks. Maybe double -- plus the burden of being away from her normal life/family for the duration. She probably was owed more, but JJ clearly had no patience for her rambling.

[@xoangelicaf0523]

The plaintiff is slow or something bc how you sue but don’t know what you’re suing for 🤦🏽‍♀️ hell how can she even care for someone 😖

[@susangrottke8343]

She was exceedingly specific $942.50 for 57 hours doesn’t get any more specific than that.

[@CookingwithAfton]

She has no case

[@AntoniusReginaldus]

OK, I've put the case on pause at the 2:30 mark to make a comment: I cannot get over how much of a hassle the plaintiff is giving Judge Judy over the simplest questions! If I were the plaintiff, I would have had a list of everything I was paid by the defendant for many weeks prior if not the complete employment period. Paystubs, banking printouts, whatever. OK, let's see if this annoyance persists.

[@trinity72gp]

😅and it did!

[@QuietlySoulful359]

How can the plaintiff think she has a case when she couldn't answer the simplest questions😂

[@Fotosynthesis858]

The plaintiff is sketchy af. She’s all over the place & stuttering. This whole case is a waste of everyone’s time. Including mine 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@cal205]

She was nervous. You are sitting comfortably in your own home.

[@rashadhaughton22]

The Plaintiff got on my last nerve 🥴

[@mscaligurl76]

Am I misunderstanding, the plaintiff was on the cruise as her caretaker wasn't she? If so then she wasn't really on vacation. She was on a cruise but working.

[@channelthree9424]

Correct but the plaintiff was too waffly to even say that. She could’ve easily said the same thing that it was a cruise but I was not on vacation.

[@mscaligurl76]

@channelthree9424 in that case she got what she asked for. It's not that difficult to explain.

[@MsFunology]

Oh my Gaaaad..ah...be prepared when you went to court! Especially... ESPECIALLY...when you're about to face THE Judge Juuuudyyyyy! I'm so frustrated with the plaintiff.

[@thomasludwig9117]

The moral of the story is: Don't take caregivers, maids, cooks, nannies, babysitters, etc on a cruise with you. They might start enjoying the cruise too much.

[@ivonned32]

God forbid a human being enjoys her job. The problem here is that the babysitter took it as her vacations. She was simply insane and not very bright. If I were her, I would be taking care of the kids all the hours I usually work and after I would go relax to get ready for the following morning.

[@Callidus7SSM]

@@ivonned32”too much” was the key phrase you conveniently forgot. The original commenter was taking about them completely neglecting their job in favor of just having a good time. i.e. they stop working and just party

[@djanime317]

Side note, the woman behind the plaintiff has gorgeous long hair 😍😍😍

[@billmoran3219]

If she was the one to the right of the plaintiff and not directly behind her , she had a look in her eyes like a cat ready to pounce.

[@djanime317]

@@billmoran3219just now noticed her 😼

[@kingRichardSteve]

People like this plaintiff are insanely annoying. Can't even answer a simple question, where did you think you were coming to? She's the one suing! Gee...

[@health7521]

I don’t understand why to invite such people to show. They are paid for transportation, accommodation and food to appear in court and having a good time on show´s expense. This clip is nothing about nothing really. Wasted my time and show´s money.

[@AdamDonaldson7272]

no way in hell even if it was a million dollars that i was owed i would not sue the defendant , she got to go on a cruise and other stuff, i don't know i would feel gross suing for 500 bucks after 2 and half years

[@sharecePoo]

She didn’t know how to explain her hours the right way. I work at a group home and get paid hourly I get paid a certain rate during the day and less at night because they are sleeping.

[@TravFletch]

Well everyone is banking off that woman👀 the newly man 👀 let’s be real it’s all for MONEY 👏🏻

[@ziggywalsh5562]

If the plaintiff could show some numbers, and speak in actual sentences, she would have won.

[@CactusThorn]

Maybe the new husband wanted the caregiver out of the picture!.The plot thickens!

[@rdl8878]

I wish people wouldn’t wear their glasses halfway down the nose.

[@sunnyd6931]

She got paid to go on a cruise then got paid double her normal pay and she was still trying to sue some people have no common sense😂

[@TheKim369]

Have you never had a job? She didn't get paid to go on a cruise, she got paid to change poopy diapers on a cruise ship. Her pay doubled because she worked double the time without another person to relieve her, as would have been the case at home. Should the cleaners on a ship work for free because they're on vacation? It's only a vacation if you can go on some shore trips and have fun, have a few drinks perhaps, get a massage. She was expected to be on call the entire time. She got to see people on vacation, but she was not, herself, on vacation.

[@sunnyd6931]

@@TheKim369 Not Only did Her employer pay for her to go on the cruise she was able to bring someone as well. Did you even watch the video? or are you just trolling? If she didn't want to change poppy diapers then she should have declined to go on the cruise or she could have stayed in school and had a career where that isn't a requirement. Also Her employer said she didn't even do her job she was busy doing her own thing.

[@TheKim369]

@@sunnyd6931 I had one of those "vacation" jobs. It was the same work as always, but a little harder due to the new environment not being as well organized as the usual location. Also, she worked double the hours, why shouldn't she get double the pay? I suspect she kept that job for a couple years because she finds it satisfying to help others and her employer thought she did a good job. Doing the same job on a cruise ship doesn't suddenly turn it into no job. I think her catfish of a new husband wanted the gal fired so he could line his pockets a little thicker. (She sure looks happy). As to her doing her own thing, for all we know, she sat by the pool once and wasn't quite fast enough when Madame wanted attention. There was no testimony as to how she spent her time except one, unsubstantiated comment by the employer. It's not a treat to have a friend continually asking when you will be done working. And will you be able to join them for the swim with dolphins or the dance that night, and having to always say no. You've obviously been very blessed that you would suggest someone just quit a job they've done well for a couple years. And if you don't understand there is a big difference between being continually available, and being off the clock and free to do as you please, I feel very sorry for anyone who might ever have the misfortune of working for you.

[@cal205]

@@sunnyd6931It did not cost extra for the friend, the shared cabin is the same price on cruises. The cheapskate defendant did not pay her in full, as agreed. She is entitled to fire her of course. Good luck to her finding another carer, doing what they do, for not great pay.

[@Orcl1100]

Don’t tell me daily’s…..I got a headache listening to the plaintiff

[@jennifernordhoff6478]

Perfect.

[@Random-xw1fg]

She fired her cos she's got a new husband now who ,let's hope, is not a gold digger.

[@moonscar119]

Lol that was quick

[@DaGreat52]

I believe she wasn't telling her story the correct way

[@sothathappened]

terrible plaintiff. glad jj threw her case out.

[@iykeharrison9161]

Frivolous lawsuit

[@TheOvechkinG]

That girl in the blue behind the plaintiff is gorgeous af

[@keekeedavis1704]

There is no such this a vacation when you’re freaking working. There are people who work on that cruise too does that mean they shouldn’t be paid because it’s a cruise. You guys are so slow it’s sad 😂😂

[@susangrottke8343]

Haha. Love your answer. Great point. Somehow they missed the fact that she worked 200 hours caring for handicapped woman in a wheelchair. They somehow also miss the fact that after 2 1/2 years, she obviously was a good employee bet ya hubby didn’t want to pay her the full amount so they shorted her the 57 hours.

[@thecobweb4720]

The plaintiff got more than she deserved..