Workers sue LAX Hilton alleging labor law violations

December 17, 2008

Employees of the Hilton Los Angeles Airport filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the hotel’s workload did not allow for breaks and that workers were not paid for all of their hours, in violation of labor laws.

The lawsuit seeks class- action status for roughly 1,500 current and former LAX Hilton employees. Hilton spokesman Ruben Gonzalez declined to comment, saying the hotel had not yet received the lawsuit.

Adela Barrientos, a housekeeper at the hotel for 10 years, said she was required to clean, straighten up and restock 16 rooms in an eight-hour shift. She said she gave up rest breaks other than a 30-minute lunch so that she could finish her work. Even without breaks, she said, it’s tough to get it all done.

“It’s practically impossible,” she said. “The job is exhausting. At the end of the day, you’re spent.” Barrientos was one of four hotel employees who spoke at a news conference arranged by Unite Here, a hospitality industry union that has been working for years to organize employees at the hotels in the airport corridor.

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