Casino operator Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC continues to pay in full and on time its scheduled back wages payment to the U.S. Department of Labor as part of a consent judgment.<\/p>\n
According to IPI\u2019s 21st status report submitted to the U.S. District Court for the NMI the casino operator paid \u201con time and in full\u201d its third back wages payment to the department\u2019s Wage and Hour Division last June 1, with the fourth payment due on July 1. Six more payments of $164,270.08 will be made to DOL, ending on Dec. 1 this year. IPI lawyer Michael W. Dotts submitted the report to the U.S. District Court last June 7.<\/p>\n
In the \u201cHousing and Food\u201d section of his report, Dotts said that IPI continues to maintain power and water at some housing as some contract workers continue to live there. Dotts also clarified that IPI is not providing food to these employees, as IPI \u201chas never provided food to CW employees.\u201d CW refers to the immigration visa given to foreign workers that allows them to work in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
As for repatriations, Dotts said there is nothing new to report. In the company\u2019s 20th report to the court, Dotts said that two Malaysian employees will be repatriated in August, and that IPI\u2019s Philippine foreign workers \u201cwill likely be repatriated in July.\u201d <\/p>\n
IPI agreed to an entry of consent judgment with former U.S. DOL Secretary Rene Alexander Acosta in April 2019. In addition to the $1.48 owed to DOL, the court ordered IPI to pay $1.58 million in liquidated damages and $200,000 in civil penalties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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