Group Sues Great Wall Restaurant for Wages ; Nine Former Employees, All Chinese Immigrants, Say They Were Exploited and Endured Harsh Conditions.

Portland Press Herald (September 01, 2009)

Author: Dennis Hoey
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Summary:

The Super Great Wall Buffet restaurant in South Portland is being sued by a group of former workers who claim they were underpaid, forced to work long hours and housed in "squalid" conditions by their employers.

The nine ex-employees, all Chinese immigrants, say they were recruited to work at the restaurant near the Maine Mall by employment agencies in New York City over a period of 5? years.

Extract:

Group Sues Great Wall Restaurant for Wages ; Nine Former Employees, All Chinese Immigrants, Say They Were Exploited and Endured Harsh Conditions.

Their Topsham-based attorney, Jeffrey Neil Young, claims that the workers are owed at least a half-million dollars in back wages, and that the restaurant's owners could be responsible for more...



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