Thread: Latino Workers Replaced "Lazy" White and Non-Latin

Latino Workers Replaced "Lazy" White and Non-Latino Counterparts, Lawsuit Says

Published October 03, 2011


A federal lawsuit claims that former employees at a western Colorado were fired and replaced with Latino workers because the business owners thought white and non-Hispanic workers were lazy.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeking back pay for employees that federal officials said were fired from a Hampton Inn franchise in Craig, Colo., according to the lawsuit filed last week.

The lawsuit claims the general manager of the hotel was told by the business owners "to hire more qualified maids, and that they preferred maids to be Hispanic because in their opinion Hispanics worked harder."

The lawsuit goes on to say that one of the fired employees was told she was being terminated because the hotel owners preferred non-American and non-Caucasian workers "because it was their impression that such workers are lazy."

The hotel is operated by Century Shree Corp. and Century Rama Inc., two Wyoming corporations. Attorney Tim Kingston said Monday he could not comment because he had not yet discussed the lawsuit with his clients.

Mary Jo O'Neill, regional attorney for the EEOC, the agency that handles workplace discrimination cases, said the lawsuit is unusual because minorities are typically the parties bringing complaints forward.

"I've been doing this work for 30-some years and I've never filed a case like this," she said.

O'Neill said her agency believes the hotel operators "sort of played to the stereotype of Hispanic workers — that they're going to work harder and they're not going to complain."

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three workers in the laundry and housekeeping departments, but O'Neill said it is possible more workers also faced discrimination.

The lawsuit said that between August and November, all non-Hispanic workers in the laundry and housekeeping departments resigned or were fired and replaced with Latinos.

The EEOC also accuses the two companies of violating federal record-keeping laws by failing to archive and preserve employment documents for at least one year.

In addition to back pay, the lawsuit seeks to reinstate the fired workers at the hotel, and federal officials are also asking for mandatory antidiscrimination classes for the companies.


http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2 ... z1ZrdbvQbj

Moving this from other topics to the News section.

We need more info on Century Shree Corp. and Century Rama Inc


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Century Rama Incorporated
Status: Inactive - Administratively Dissolved (Tax)
Filing No: 2006-000522913 Sub Status: Current
Type: Profit Corporation - Domestic Standing - Tax: Delinquent
Old Name: Standing - RA: Good
Fictitious Name: Standing - Other: Good
Sub Type:
Formed in: Wyoming Initial Filing: 10/03/2006
Term of Duration: Perpetual Inactive Date: 12/10/2010
Purpose Code: General Purpose
Principal Office: 3004 Inverness Blvd
Rawlins, WY 82301 USA Mailing Address: 3004 Inverness Blvd
Rawlins, WY 82301 USA

Parties
President Mukund Patel
Secretary Falgun M Patel
Vice President Piyush G Patel
https://wyobiz.wy.gov/Business/FilingDe ... -000522913

Name: Century SHREE Corp.
Status: Inactive - Administratively Dissolved (Tax)
Filing No: 2007-000540380 Sub Status: Current
Type: Profit Corporation - Domestic Standing - Tax: Delinquent
Old Name: Standing - RA: Good
Fictitious Name: Standing - Other: Good
Sub Type: Close Corporation
Formed in: Wyoming Initial Filing: 07/06/2007
Term of Duration: Perpetual Inactive Date: 09/09/2010
Purpose Code:
Principal Office: 3004 Inverness Blvd
Rawlins, WY 82301 USA Mailing Address: 3004 Inverness Blvd
Rawlins, WY 82301 USA

Parties
Director Mukund Patel
Director Falgun Patel
Director Piyush Patel
President Mukund Patel
Secretary Piyush Patel
Treasurer Mukund Patel
Vice President Falgun Patel
https://wyobiz.wy.gov/Business/FilingDe ... -000540380

Part of the Patel Cartel? - Indians that get special SBA loans to buy busineses in the US.

I found several articles about the Patel Cartel and illegal immigrants.

From 2005

13 motel owners charged with housing illegals

The Washington Times
Thursday, November 10, 2005

Federal authorities have accused 13 Arizona motel owners of harboring illegal aliens brought by smugglers into the United States and will seek to seize their businesses as part of a nationwide investigation into a network of hotels and motels being used as “stash houses.â€

This may be a related story:

4 Oct, 2011, 01.33PM IST, Meenakshi Verma AmbwaniMeenakshi Verma Ambwani,ET Bureau

Indians taking over hotels from distressed owners in US at rock-bottom prices

NEW DELHI: Don't be surprised if the owner of the hotel you check into the next time you are in the United States turns out to be an Indian entrepreneur who has little experience in the hospitality industry.

Non-resident Indians, especially those with the Gujarati surname Patel, have dominated the economy segment of the American hotel industry for decades. But now, Indians who have made their money in other businesses back home - in Kolkata to Coimbatore and New Delhi to Hyderabad - are increasingly taking over the keys from distressed owners in the US who are selling at rock-bottom prices to repay their growing debt.

This is especially the case in the warmer states, such as Florida and Nevada, where vacation homes are the first to be put up for sale in the market which remains stubbornly depressed three years after the economic crisis hit home.

Prices have dropped to as low as Rs 10 lakh per room in some locations close to the mega tourist attraction Disneyland in Florida's Orlando, for example, says V Santhana Raman, chief executive of Ace Hotel Brokers India. In contrast, he says, properties in tourist destinations such as Kumarakom in Kerala back home command up to Rs 1 crore per room.

Kolkata-based businessman Sushanto Dey, known for his mass-market leather shoes and accessories that sell under the Sreeleathers brand, has returned from the US just in time for the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations. He has shortlisted some properties in Florida and he is set to go back soon to seal the deal. "It's a one-off investment for us," says Dey, "If a businessman keeps his money in the bank he will get about 8%-9% returns. If he buys a hotel, he will make 10%-12%."

Plus, of course, he will have the option of cashing in once the market bounces back. "Valuations in some regions in the US are as depressed as they were in the 1930s, which makes this one of the best times to buy hotel assets here," says Alkesh Patel, vicechairman of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association.

Coimbatore-based S Raghavan, who owns Raghavan Auto Ancillary, has already bought a 187-room hotel on International Drive, Orlando, for $4 million. He says he had surplus cash and wanted to invest in a hotel in India. But, finding hotel valuations in Chennai and other cities in south India way beyond his means, he hired property investment advisors Ace Hotel Brokers, who turned his attention to the US.

To his astonishment, Raghavan found out that hotel assets even in the most sought-after Manhattan near Times Square were quoting lower than those in Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Some five-star hotels in Chennai are quoted at Rs 3 crore per room, whereas prices in Manhattan start at Rs 2 crore.

"My teenaged son is interested in hotel management, and he can get an opportunity to pursue his dream," says Raghavan, whose acquisition is up and running under the Quality Inn brand. He is confident that he has invested his surplus cash in an asset which will fetch him good returns.

To his astonishment, Raghavan found out that hotel assets even in the most sought-after Manhattan near Times Square were quoting lower than those in Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Some five-star hotels in Chennai are quoted at Rs 3 crore per room, whereas prices in Manhattan start at Rs 2 crore.

"My teenaged son is interested in hotel management, and he can get an opportunity to pursue his dream," says Raghavan, whose acquisition is up and running under the Quality Inn brand. He is confident that he has invested his surplus cash in an asset which will fetch him good returns.

Patel says some Indians, like investors from China and South Korea, are also taking advantage of the EB5 visa programme, which grants foreigners a temporary green card if they invest $1 million in a business that generates employment. The immediate access to the green card makes the route to permanent citizenship that much faster for those looking to settle down in the US. Patel adds that while people of Indian origin own nearly half of the hotels in the country, many of the new buyers based in India also have strong ties with the US through their relatives. For most Indian investors, the key driver is the bargain-basement prices.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ind ... 224695.cms