Vegas magician stagehands suing over wage dispute..
Attorneys for magician David Copperfield and several current and former Las Vegas stagehands said Friday they’re in talks to make lawsuits they’ve traded in a backstage dispute disappear.
A Feb. 15 federal wage-abuse lawsuit filed by seven stagehands alleges that over the past three years the veteran Las Vegas illusionist sometimes made them work 14 hours a day and seven days a week without paying overtime.
A Jan. 3 state court lawsuit lodged by Copperfield business entities Backstage Employment and Referral Inc., David Copperfield’s Disappearing Inc. and Imagine Nation Company Inc. accuses six stagehands of breach of contract, conspiracy and disclosure of trade secrets…