U.S. Department of Labor Files Lawsuit Alleging Texas Hotel Operator Illegally Fired Worker Who Sought Medical Care for Carbon Monoxide Exposure
March 27, 2021
March 27, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
In January 2019, a worker at a Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel in Waller alerted their employer that exposure to carbon monoxide made them ill and asked the employer to call an ambulance. In addition to refusing the worker's request, the employer allegedly threatened to terminate the employee. After going to the hospital, the worker was terminated.
Following an investigati . . .
In January 2019, a worker at a Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel in Waller alerted their employer that exposure to carbon monoxide made them ill and asked the employer to call an ambulance. In addition to refusing the worker's request, the employer allegedly threatened to terminate the employee. After going to the hospital, the worker was terminated.
Following an investigati . . .