A nonresident worker, whose earlier complaint was rejected by the Department of Labor and Immigration, is asking the Superior Court to reverse the previous administrative order throwing out her complaint.<\/p>\n
Appellant Mei Zheng asks for a judicial review on an earlier order by DOLI rejecting her complaint because of lack of jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
Zheng first filed her complaint in October last year with DOLI for breach contract and failure to pay wages against her former employer, the Pacific Won Corporation.<\/p>\n
It was denied by Labor Director Gil San Nicolas after the agency found out that she stopped working since February of last year and her work permit expired three months after.<\/p>\n
Based on DOLI’s new policy, the agency prohibits the acceptance of labor complaints from individuals who are not bonafide nonresident workers. Likewise, by filing her complaint almost 8 months after she stopped working, she failed to meet the deadline for submission set by DOLI.<\/p>\n
Her subsequent appeal was likewise denied by DOLI Hearing Officer Linn Asper and Secretary Mark Zachares.<\/p>\n
In an appeal filed in the Superior Court, Zheng contends that DOLI failed to comply with its own rules and regulations in processing or refusing to process a petitioner’s complaint. Its final decision order was unwarranted since it was not supported by facts, the appeal added.<\/p>\n
By DOLI’s refusal to hear her case, she was denied of due process and of her constitutional rights, according to documents.<\/p>\n
Zheng arrived on Saipan as a guest worker on May 1997. She was hired as a cook and performed the task from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM daily.<\/p>\n
Based on her complaint, she was required to work as a bar hostess and forced to drink at least five cans of beer with customers from 7:30 PM to 2:00 AM daily.<\/p>\n
Her employer gave her a flat rate of $500 monthly with $50 tax deduction. However, from June to July 1997, her employer failed to pay her monthly compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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