Reach $130,000 Settlement Affirming Workers’ Rights

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Nov. 27, 2012) —Eighteen hotel employees reached a $130,000 settlement with HEI Hotels and Resorts over denial of meal and rest breaks required by California law.

The settlement arose from claims filed with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement by employees of the Hilton Long Beach and Executive Meeting Center, owned and managed by HEI. Click here to read the entire press release.

Dozens of Catholic leaders nationwide launch petition calling on Notre Dame to uphold Catholic social teaching by ending investment in hotel company with troubled labor record

Where: Andrews Auditorium, Geddes Hall, University of Notre Dame

When: November 14, 2012 7:00pm

[South Bend, IN] Catholic faculty and students from Notre Dame are hosting an event calling for an end to the University’s investment in HEI, a hotel company with a troubled labor record. On the same day, they are launching a petition signed by dozens of Catholic leaders from across the country urging Notre Dame to uphold Catholic social teaching by ending their investment with HEI.

Click here for the full press release.

Nov. 2012 – Partnerships should be based on trust. Based on the facts presented in this report, it is clear that many HEI’s workers, prominent community and political leaders and HEI’s anchor investors do not trust HEI.  So why should you?

Oct. 2012 – By investing in HEI, you could be jeopardizing your institution’s reputation and the values it stands for. (Re)investing in HEI could place hundreds of workers at risk of more federal labor law violations and discriminatory actions.

Sept. 2012 – As an HEI hotel owner, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers was forced to choose between ousting HEI as a risky operator or coming under greater fire from its investor. We urge you to question retaining HEI and its broken management practices.