PM's wife files countersuit against former housekeeper

In January 2010, Peretz sued Netanyahu for failing to pay her the legal minimum wage and various mandatory benefits, including severance pay and vacation pay.

By Revital Hovel

In January 2010, Lillian Peretz, the former housekeeper, sued Netanyahu for failing to pay her the legal minimum wage and various mandatory benefits, including severance pay and vacation pay. She also demanded compensation for pain and suffering, accusing Netanyahu of having "publicly harassed, humiliated and degraded her as a person and as a worker, systematically and mercilessly, for years." Altogether, Peretz sought NIS 374,359.

Sara Netanyahu filed a countersuit on Sunday against the former housekeeper who sued her two years ago, in which she accuses Lillian Peretz of slander, violating confidentiality and violating her privacy. The prime minister's wife is seeking NIS 587,000 in damages.

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Sara Netanyahu, Feb. 18, 2011.

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