Labor administrative hearing officer Jerry Cody has cleared Kanoa Resort Saipan from a labor complaint filed by a U.S. citizen job applicant who alleged that that hotel rejected his job application for the position of maintenance manager without just cause.<\/p>\n
In his administrative order last week, Cody ruled that, based on the evidence presented, Carlton T. Stevens failed to meet his burden of establishing that he was qualified for the position.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe job announcement stated the qualifications for the job as a minimum of six years of experience in hotel maintenance operations. Complainant lacked this experience,\u201d Cody said.<\/p>\n
Cody heard Stevens\u2019 complaint at the Department of Labor\u2019s hearing office on May 22, 2014. Stevens appeared without counsel. Asia Pacific Hotels Inc., owner of Kanoa Resort Saipan, appeared with general manager Mark Ratliff, human resources manager Joe Ada, and counsel Steven Pixley. Labor appeared through investigator Jeff Camacho.<\/p>\n
According to Labor records, Kanoa Resort posted a job announcement on Labor\u2019s website advertising the position of maintenance manager of the hotel. Stevens saw the announcement and contacted the hotel directly to apply for the job.<\/p>\n
Ratliff testified at the hearing that he reviewed Stevens\u2019 resume and concluded that he lacked the experience required for the position.<\/p>\n
On Oct. 21, 2013, Ratliff informed Ada via e-mail that complainant did not have the \u201cexperience needed\u201d for the job and instructed Ada to renew the present manager.<\/p>\n
The hotel\u2019s current maintenance manager has extensive work experience in hotel maintenance. He worked for 16 years (1993 to 2009) as an electrician and all-around maintenance person for Saipan Grand Hotel. Between 2009 and 2014, he worked as the resort\u2019s maintenance coordinator\/acting supervisor, maintenance supervisor, assistant maintenance manager, and maintenance manager.<\/p>\n
The hotel\u2019s management found him to be qualified for the job and recently renewed his contract.<\/p>\n
Stevens\u2019 r\u00e9sum\u00e9 states that his work history is primarily in the area of wastewater management. On Saipan, he worked for two years for the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. as a wastewater facility manager. Prior to coming to Saipan, he worked in wastewater operations from 1986 until 2010.<\/p>\n
Most of his jobs were in wastewater operations as an operator, supervisor, or consultant. Most of his jobs were for municipalities or the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n
The only hotel-related experience listed on Stevens\u2019 resume is his work as a \u201ccontract operator and consultant\u201d for wastewater facilities at various resorts in the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n
Labor investigated the case and concluded that complainant was \u201cnot fully qualified for the maintenance manager position,\u201d and therefore, Kanoa Resort had not committed a violation by not hiring Stevens for the position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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