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FARGO – A new federal lawsuit alleges that a Fargo-based owner of 13 hotels in North Dakota and Montana owes nearly 200 employees about $100,000 in back pay and $100,000 in damages.
The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor in U.S. District Court in Fargo on Monday claims Bharat I. Patel illegally classified 192 workers – including front-desk clerks and housekeeping staff – as salaried workers who are exempt from overtime and minimum wage laws.
“The hospitality industry is staffed by hard-working, low-paid employees who deserve fair compensation for long hours,” said Charles Frasier, district director for the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division in Denver. “To obtain compliance in the hotel/motel industry, the Wage and Hour Division will use every tool available to ensure workers receive the wages they earned.”
The Patel-owned hotels involved in Fargo include Econo Lodge East, Econo Lodge West, Fargo Quality Inn, Super 8 Fargo and Quality Suites in Fargo.
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