西雅图三家酒店雇主与劳工标准办公室和解：逾13.3万美元返还11名员工
位于华盛顿州西雅图的市劳工标准办公室（OLS）11月9日宣布，与三家酒店雇主就涉嫌违反劳工条例一事达成和解：CorTech LLC、IHG Management (Maryland) LLC（经营 Staybridge Suites 与 EVEN Hotel）与 Hospitality Staffing Solutions, LLC，同意合计支付133,026.26美元的欠薪、利息、违约损害赔偿、民事罚款与罚金，返还给11名受影响员工。
涉案条例包括《带薪病假与安全时间条例》《保护酒店员工免受伤害条例》和《改善酒店员工医疗可及条例》。Staybridge Suites 与 EVEN Hotel 是南湖联合区（South Lake Union）相邻的两家酒店，与 CorTech 和 HSS 两家人力派遣公司签约；市府表示，酒店与派遣公司作为共同雇主，对救济承担连带责任。
OLS 调查发现的证据显示，相关公司未按规定为两组临时员工缴纳合规的医疗支出、未足额支付超出按日上限面积的溢价工资，也未按规定向一组员工定期通知带薪病假与安全时间的累积和使用余额。
市长 Katie Wilson 表示，任何员工都不应被剥夺其挣得的工资、福利或保护，这项和解显示西雅图保护劳动者、追究违规者责任的决心。OLS 主任 Steven Marchese 表示，酒店等公司不能把遵守西雅图劳工法律的责任转嫁给派遣公司，无论临时工还是全职员工，其权利都应受尊重。
（来源：西雅图劳工标准办公室）
Three Hotel Employers Settle with Seattle Labor Standards Office; Over $133,000 Returned to 11 Employees
The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announced on Nov. 9 a settlement with three employers - CorTech LLC dba CorTech, IHG Management (Maryland) LLC dba Staybridge Suites and EVEN Hotel, and Hospitality Staffing Solutions, LLC dba Hospitality Staffing Solutions - over alleged violations of Seattle labor ordinances.
The alleged violations included the Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance, the Protecting Hotel Employees from Injury Ordinance, and the Improving Access to Medical Care for Hotel Employees Ordinance. The companies agreed to settle for a total of $133,026.26 in back wages, interest, liquidated damages, civil penalties, and fines to 11 aggrieved workers.
Staybridge Suites and EVEN Hotel are two adjacent hotels in South Lake Union which contracted with two staffing agencies, CorTech and HSS. As joint employers of these workers, the hotel and staffing companies are subject to joint and several liability for the remedies. OLS found evidence indicating that the companies failed to make compliant medical expenditures for two groups of temporary employees, failed to pay all required premium pay for square footage over the pro-rated daily limit, and failed to provide regular notification of paid sick and safe time use, accrual, and balance to one group of workers.
"No worker should be denied the wages, benefits, or protections they have earned," said Mayor Katie Wilson. "This settlement demonstrates Seattle's commitment to protecting workers, holding bad actors accountable, and ensuring a level playing field for everyone."
"Hotels and other companies cannot pass along their legal responsibility to staffing companies to comply with Seattle labor laws," said OLS Director Steven Marchese. "Hotel workers are the foundation of Seattle's hospitality industry. Every worker, whether temporary or full-time, deserves to have their rights respected, receive the wages they're owed, and have access to basic protections like paid time off."
(Source: Seattle Office of Labor Standards)
来源：西雅图劳工标准办公室
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