Kevin James’ Hispanic Nanny Advances Harassment, Reprisal Claims

Actor Kevin James, his wife, two companies they operate, and his wife’s sister must face claims by an employee who worked in their New York home that she was subjected to a hostile environment because she is Hispanic and of Paraguayan descent, a federal judge on Long Island ruled.

Lidia Orrego says she worked for Kevin Knipfing, who is also known as Kevin James, and Stephanieanna James-Knipfing, who is also known as Steffiana de la Cruz, as a nanny and then as a housekeeper. Teresa A. Zantua, Knipfing’s sister-in-law, supervised her and the five other employees who worked in the home, Orrego says.