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Hotel ordered to give 90-day work extension to alien worker
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Posted on Nov 01 1999
Federal Judge Alex Munson on Friday ordered the Saipan Grand Hotel to extend the employment contract of a Filipino worker for at least 90 days pending result of investigation being conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or EEOC.
Munson issued the preliminary injunction against Saipan Grand Hotel acting on a request from EEOC, which is investigating the hotel’s alleged discriminatory treatment of Alisanre Angeles, a gardener.
Angeles’ work contract expired last month, and the hotel management has given him a notice of nonrenewal.
EEOC claimed Saipan Grand refused to renew Angeles’ contract because he had cooperated with the commission during an earlier investigation of the hotel’s alleged discriminatory policies.
Saipan Grand, however, denied EEOC’s allegation, saying it decided not to renew Alisanre contract because two qualified local residents have applied for the position.
The CNMI law prohibits the hiring of a foreigner if a qualified resident has applied for the position.
Angeles first lodged a complaint with EEOC against Saipan Grand in July 1998, protesting the hotel’s requirement for employees to take HIV tests and have the test results made public.
Earlier this year, Angeles filed another complaint against his employer for alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities. He claimed Saipan Grand Hotel wanted to dismiss him from his job because of his age.
EEOC managed to obtain a preliminary injunction from the court, which ordered the hotel to renew Angeles contract.
Last week, Munson ordered Saipan Grand Hotel to seek from the Department of Labor and Immigration a 90-day work extension permit for Angeles. (Mar-Vic Cagurangan)
