Updated
Updated · Kiss 95.1 · Aug 11
Megan Thee Stallion, Roc Nation Ordered to Face Trial in 2024 Photographer Employment Suit
Updated
Updated · Kiss 95.1 · Aug 11

Megan Thee Stallion, Roc Nation Ordered to Face Trial in 2024 Photographer Employment Suit

3 articles · Updated · Kiss 95.1 · Aug 11

Summary

  • A federal judge denied summary judgment, sending Emilio Garcia’s 2024 lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion, Roc Nation and related entities toward trial.
  • Judge Gregory Woods said Garcia presented enough evidence for a jury to find he was an employee, citing records that suggested the defendants exercised substantial control over his work.
  • Garcia alleges he was underpaid, his compensation was changed in ways that sharply cut earnings, and he faced a hostile work environment, including a 2022 Ibiza incident in an SUV.
  • Woods had already preserved hostile-work-environment and some wage claims in 2025 while dismissing others; no trial date is set, and both sides must now submit time estimates.

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