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Robert Mercer, co-chief executive officer of Renaissance Technologies LLC, was sued by household staff who said the fund manager didn’t pay overtime and docked wages for not replacing shampoo bottles or straightening pictures.Mercer, whose Setauket, New York-based hedge fund had $20 billion in net assets in April, levied “demerits” of as much as $20 per infraction on workers at his home in Head of the Harbor, New York, according to a federal lawsuit filed July 10 in Central Islip, New York.Workers lost part of their semi-annual bonuses for “failing to replace shampoos and other toiletries” when less than one-third of a bottle remained; “failing to properly close doors”; and “failing to leave extra towels in the bathroom,” according to the complaint. Other violations included
via Renaissance’s Mercer Cut Household Pay Over Shampoo, Staff Says – Businessweek.