WOBURN, MA — A Woburn motel and two affiliated motels were recently given a citation and required to pay penalties and restitution after an investigation found various labor law violations, the state Attorney General’s office announced on Tuesday.
Azad Woburn I LLC — doing business as Red Roof Inn — was cited alongside motels in Shrewsbury and Sutton in connection with allegations that the motels failed to pay workers timely wages and provide sick time, among other violations, the AG said.
Managers Ketan Patel, Charles Minasian and Robert Parsekian were also cited, according to the AG.
Required penalties and restitution will total over $65,000, the AG's office said.
“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 statement. “As a result of this settlement, the workers who were harmed by this company’s unlawful actions will get the money they earned.”
The Worcester City Motel and the two Red Roof Inn locations are organized under separate limited liability corporations. Each list Patel, Minasian and Parsekian as managers on state corporations documents. Patel, Minasian and Parsekian are all also managers of Azad Legacy Partners LLC, a Lexington-based real estate investment, development and...
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