A diving tour shop has agreed to pay $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by its former employee, who alleged that the company did not pay him overtime and the hourly minimum wage.<\/p>\n
Following the settlement agreement, plaintiff JSM Maras on Wednesday filed in the U.S. District Court for the NMI a notice of his intent to dismiss his lawsuit against Galaxy Company Ltd., which owns the DPIS-Divers Paradise on Saipan.<\/p>\n
Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona dismissed the case on Wednesday but retained jurisdiction to enforce the deal.<\/p>\n
Attorney Stephen Nutting, counsel for Maras, stated that the parties have reached a settlement, precluding the need for Galaxy Company to respond to the court action.<\/p>\n
The signatories in the settlement agreement were Nutting and Maras, and attorney S. Joshua Berger and his client, Galaxy Company manager Seong Hoon Kwon.<\/p>\n
Maras and Galaxy agreed that their deal is not an admission of liability of any kind by the company.<\/p>\n
Maras sued Galaxy for unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the CNMI Minimum Wage and Hour Act.<\/p>\n
In his lawsuit, Maras, a citizen of Chuuk, asked the court to hold Galaxy liable to pay him $14,358.19 in unpaid and overtime compensation, plus damages, court costs, and attorney\u2019s fees.<\/p>\n
Maras was employed by DPIS as a diver\/helper\/tank charger\/cleaner from Aug. 16, 2013 to Oct. 4, 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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