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Workers recently arrested in federal raids filed a racketeering lawsuit acc
Workers recently arrested in federal raids filed a racketeering lawsuit acc
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2023-11-15
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Workers recently arrested in federal raids filed a racketeering lawsuit accusing Wal-Mart of conspiring with contractors in a criminal enterprise that violated the civil rights and wage protections of immigrants who cleaned its stores.
The federal court lawsuit seeks class-action status for perhaps thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, hired by the contractors to clean the stores of the world’s largest retailer, said a lawyer for the plaintiffs, James L. Linsey.
The scheme by Wal-Mart and the contractors violated the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO, by systematically depriving the workers of labor law protections over at least the last three years, according to the lawsuit.
"It’s all designed to exploit the weakest, most vulnerable people in the world," Linsey said Tuesday, a day after the lawsuit was filed. He said the action replaces a lawsuit filed in state Superior Court last week by the same workers that sought more than $ 200,000 in back pay.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Mona Williams said the claims have no merit and the company will seek to have the lawsuit dismissed.
"The Wal-Mart culture is based on respect for other people. and we would never condone treating anyone poorly, legal or otherwise. We want to get to the bottom of this and are as eager as anyone to see whatever evidence federal officials might have," Williams said. She said some 700 of its 3,000 U.S. stores are now cleaned by outside contractors, down from 1,500 several years ago.
The company acknowledged last week that federal prosecutors gave notice it is the target of a criminal investigation into the hiring of illegal immigrants.
An employer can face civil and criminal penalties for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants or failing to comply with certain employee record-keeping regulations.
The nine workers, who cleaned stores in New Jersey, maintain they were denied overtime pay despite working at least 56 hours a week and that contractors failed to withhold taxes or make required workers’ compensation contributions.
Also sued were four New Jersey contracting firms and their principals: Facility Solutions Inc., whose location was not immediately clear, and owner Kenneth Clancy; Ruth and Sons, no location given, and principal Giovanni Alabena; JWM Commercial Cleaning, of Dover, Morris County, and owner Felipe Soto; and RT Cleaning, of New Brunswick, and owner Raul Tijerino. None of the companies had listed phones. [br] What was Ms. Williams trying to tell with her speech?
选项
A、She tried to convince the workers that they should cancel the suit.
B、She meant that Wal-Mart had nothing to do with the accused conspiracy.
C、She restated the philosophy of Wal-Mart.
D、She promised to help the federal officials to find out evidence.
答案
B
解析
观点态度题。Ms.Williams代表沃尔玛方面发言,她说:沃尔玛文化建立在对他人尊重的基础上,我们永远不会宽恕那些不善待他人的举动,无论合法与否。我们会将此事追查到底。与其他人一样,我们迫切希望见到联邦政府部门可能出示的任何证据。这可以理解为,沃尔玛人一贯坚持公司理念,不会去做那样的事;而且有关部门目前也没有证据证明沃尔玛有被控的行为。
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