Staff who declined their employer’s health insurance were entitled to earn at least $20 per hour, but were instead illegally paid a $15 hourly rate.
Emylene Aspilla, left, Director of Workplace and Employment Standards, Yulisa Elena, East Bay and North Bay Vice-president at UNITE-HERE Local 2, Matthew Berens, Senior Compliance Officer at DWES, and Isaiah Toney, Deputy Director of Campaigns at East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, speak during a press conference regarding an investigation into workers wage theft in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.
Director of Workplace and Employment Standards, Emylene Aspilla, middle, speaks during a press conference regarding an investigation into workers wage theft in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. 128 workers employed at the Radisson Hotel near the Oakland Airport will earn back more than $400,000 according to the DWES and the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy.
Management at the Radisson Hotel has until Dec. 15 to appeal the ruling from the Department of Workplace and Employment Standards, which was established in 2020 as part of Measure Z to enforce the new rules. Additionally, the Oakland City Attorney’s Office may also initiate a civil lawsuit against the employer to ensure that back pay is distributed.
“Advocates know sometimes much more than we do at the city what is going on in the workplace,” Aspilla said at a press conference Friday. “They’re critical partners for us — often the eyes and ears for workers.”
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