Socialite Kim Kardashian has been caught up in a legal battle with her former maid over allegations of unpaid wages. Isabel Hernandez, who worked for Kardashian during her four-year marriage to music producer Damon Thomas, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court accusing the former couple of failing to pay her salary.

Hernandez claims she was forced to work for long periods of time and was only rewarded for her work in lump sums every few months. She is angry after a $13,100 check she received in March, 2006 bounced, leaving her to rely on other funds to support herself. Hernandez is also requesting $300 for payment in 2009.

However, Kardashian's lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley has hit back at the court papers, insisting the star isn't the person to sue for the missing pay checks - because she had moved out of the marital home in Los Angeles prior to divorcing Thomas in 2004.

Hernandez is suing Thomas and Kardashian for breach of contract and is demanding $29,000 in damages, reports TMZ.com.

Kardashian - who was just 19 when she wed Thomas - has since moved on and is dating New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush.

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