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Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen Are Bosses From Hell And Facing Lawsuits From Interns!

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Aug. 20 2015, Published 11:45 a.m. ET

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Double the trouble is heading Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s way! The twins are facing a class-action lawsuit filed in Manhattan over disgruntled interns who claim they were overworked and underpaid while employed by the twins’ fashion line, The Row.

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OK! exclusively reports that the interns who are suing Mary-Kate and Ashley, 29, “performed duties similar to those of paid employees, for which they received neighed money nor academic credit.”

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The lawsuit, which represents some 40 past and present interns, was filed against Dualstar Entertainment group, a company created by Olsen twins’ in 1993 to expand their brand and create products carrying their names. Dualstar owns the Full House stars fashion lines, The Row and Elizabeth & James.

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Shahista Lalani, an intern who worked for The Row’s technical designers claims she put in 50-hour weeks, ran personal errands for the staff, and was even hospitalized for dehydration!

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“I was doing the work of three interns,” she said. “You’re like an employee, except you’re not getting paid. They’re kind of mean to you. Other interns have cried. I’d see a lot of kids crying during coffee runs, photocopying stuff.”

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A Dualstar rep called the allegations “groundless” and the company “is committed to treating all individuals fairly and in accordance with all applicable laws.”

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