Jay-Z gambled
with his employees' health and safety -- this according to a new
lawsuit filed against the rapper ... by the Workers Compensation Board
of New York.
According to the suit, obtained by TMZ, Jay-Z failed
to pay workers' compensation insurance for three months in 2009 -- and
sources close to the situation tell us, the insurance was supposed to
cover domestic employees in Jay-Z's house ... cooks, maids, drivers ...
that sort of thing.
The government agency sued the rapper to
collect $18,000 in fines for the transgression -- and a court has since
ordered Jay to pay up.
According to the docs, it was only a
momentary lapse -- after the three-month period in 2009, Jay-Z acquired
the right insurance and the problem was resolved ... with the exception
of the outstanding $18,000 owed.
A source close to Jay-Z claims
the rapper never lapsed in his workers' comp payments -- telling us, the
$18,000 bill is the result of a clerical error ... which is currently
being sorted out.
