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Comedian Tina Fey faced a $79,000 workers compensation judgment last month for allegedly failing to insure her employees, though her insurance brokerage reportedly owned up to the mix-up.
The New York Supreme Court issued the judgment against the former star of TV shows “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock” on March 20, court records show. Documents show that the judgment was for failure to carry workers comp insurance from November 2012 to February 2014.
The documents did not specify what type of employees were affected by the purported lack of comp coverage.
Ms. Fey's spokeswoman told the New York Daily News that Ms. Fey has “proper and current insurance” for all her employees and that there was no lapse in comp insurance. The spokeswoman reportedly blamed a clerical snafu for the judgment against Ms. Fey.
“The confusion seems to be a result of a clerical error with the (New York Workers' Compensation Board),” she is quoted as saying. “They have been sending notifications to an old address for an accountant that moved offices almost six years ago.”
Insurance brokerage Robertson Taylor reportedly admitted fault for Ms. Fey's insurance judgment to the Daily News in a later story, saying she "was never delinquent in paying premiums or having the proper" insurance.