Celebrity Justice
Magic Johnson Accused of Ignoring Health Issue?!

Posted Nov 19th 2008 3:01AM by TMZ Staff

Magic Johnson is in the middle of a serious health care war -- but shockingly, it's the basketball legend (of all people!) who's being accused of skimping on coverage for people who work in a building he owns.
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A guy who works in the Brooklyn Clock Tower -- a building that Magic's investment company is turning into luxury condominium -- confronted Johnson at a book signing over the weekend, arguing how it's unfair for his fellow non-union workers to have to shell out an extra $300 per family member for health coverage.

A rep for Magic's company told Crain's New York the 12 non-union workers ARE paid the union rate of $18.94 for porters and concierges and $20.19 for handymen ... and any decision on expanding coverage is up to the condominium association and the building's managing agent.

Another Magic rep told TMZ every employee who works for the management company gets free health care.

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1. MAGIC JOHNSON - THE CAPITALIST!

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Posted at 3:36AM on Nov 19th 2008 by Rocky Balboa

2. Hmm, if you don't like what he's paying you, then quit. Stop whining, with the economy the way it is, there are people lining up for your job. Be thankful you're still employed.

Posted at 3:56AM on Nov 19th 2008 by AznLA

3. I've followed Magic most of his professional life, he mellowed with age probably relized he what have gotten sued but I know he was thinkin it: My 6'9" 250 LB self is about to whoop ass, he didn't say it but I know he thought it and could've.
Magic came from nothing to build what he has critics need to step off

Posted at 8:43AM on Nov 19th 2008 by Abraham

4. He can and should step in. As a man who is dealing with a chronic health condition, he should be able to muster up some empathy for what it's like to pay for health care in this country. When you have a decent paying job and still cannot afford health care, that's a problem. To say, quit your whining is just ridiculous. This is the type of situation when people end up looking to the gov't for assistance to help make ends meet through programs like SCHIP to cover their children at the very least. Then that cost get passed on to you the tax payer, which I am sure is something you will whine about as well, when wealthy business owners, who can afford it, should just take care of their employees from the start.

Posted at 12:02PM on Nov 19th 2008 by Squirrel

5. The question that comes up here is why is the company using non-union labor? How are they getting away with that? Make the workers pay to join the union, and make the company pay union benefits.

Posted at 4:16PM on Nov 19th 2008 by Kiki

6. The democrats won because of the Economy that they destroyed , but did Not get blamed for it. Jackson Brown . The Ultra Rich Stars should have to equal distribute their money to all of us -because they elected Socialists for change , of course they will not -HYPOCRITES

Posted at 4:16PM on Nov 19th 2008 by magic johnson electes socialism for change

7. Magic Johnson had unprotected party sex with thousands of women across the Country. His BB teammates are as complicent as he was in this tragedy. Where did he learn to abuse women like this, even while married and his wife with child?

Commonplace in that Culture is what it seems to me---especially among the Cultures heroes; Cosby, Jackson, Johnson, King--all of them with a mistress or mistreatment of women in their past.

Why? Will it now change that Obama does not have this in his past? I hope so...for all womens sakes.

I have a magic johnson, is that what he wanted women to think? he should lose that nickname...his johnson in the end has almost killed him, and not been magical in any way. Is the culture now done with that nonsense?

Thank you BHO for brining a new image to how that culture should treat their women and the role of a father. Johnson did neither.

Posted at 5:49PM on Nov 19th 2008 by Right to Arm Bears