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Post-Katrina Immigrant Workers Sue Hotel Chain

HeadlineAug 17, 2006

In New Orleans, a group of more than eighty immigrant hotel workers have filed a lawsuit against the prominent US chain Decatur Hotels. The workers were recruited from Peru, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic to take maintenance and support jobs in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina under promises of high wages and steady work. But they say Decatur has withheld travel reimbursements and overtime pay.

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