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08-31-2009, 06:45 AM #1
NV-Suit raises illegal immigrant rights issue
Suit raises illegal immigrant rights issue
Attorney says cleaning company shortchanged hundreds of workers
By Michael Mishak
Monday, Aug. 31, 2009 | 2 a.m.
A workplace lawsuit filed by a group of immigrant laborers against a cleaning contractor popular with posh Strip restaurants is the latest controversy over how third-party operators conduct business in the strictly-regulated atmosphere of casinos.
The workers allege that Bravo Pro Maintenance made them work 13 hours a day, seven days a week, cleaning hip spots such as CatHouse at the Luxor and Trader Vic’s at Planet Hollywood — without breaks and without overtime. They say they were promised $1,300 every two weeks but were paid far less, an average of $4.40 per hour.
The workers’ attorney, Matthew Callister, says the company held its mostly-Mexican workforce in a form of “indentured servitude,â€Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at http://eepurl.com/cktGTn
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