Three affiliated Massachusetts motels will pay $65,000 to settle allegations that they failed to give timely wages to employees or pay earned sick time, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
Worcester City Motel in Shrewsbury and manager Ketan Patel; and two Red Roof Inns in Sutton and Woburn, and their respective managers Charles Minasian and Robert Parsekian, were cited for the violations, which also included failing to maintain true and accurate payroll and timekeeping records.
“Our Fair Labor Division works hard to ensure that employers are complying with the state’s wage and hour laws, and that workers know their rights,” Acting Attorney General Bessie Dewar said in a news release. “As a result of this settlement, the workers who were harmed by this company’s unlawful actions will get the money they earned.”
The investigation into the company began when the AG’s Office received a complaint that employees were not being paid for all hours worked, working long hours with little break time and had an unpredictable pay schedule. Investigators determined that the company owed just under $35,000 in wages to one worker.
The investigation also showed that the company’s sick leave policy provided unpaid leave and was unavailable for the first year of employment, when state law requires employers to provide paid sick leave if they have at least 11 employees and after 90 days of employment.
Between the three motels, 36 employees were impacted by the violations, the AG’s...
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