San Francisco hotel construction workers say they haven’t been paid in months

SAN FRANCISCO – Development employees at one San Francisco lodge say they’ve labored with out pay for months. The Beacon Grand Resort, previously the Sir Francis Drake Resort, is as soon as once more open and welcoming visitors after closing their doorways final 12 months and present process a significant transform.

Now, a few of those that labored on that transform say they’ve carried out the work, however have not been paid. “I have not been paid in 5 months, different guys have not been paid in seven months, eight months, and there is extra individuals that are not right here proper now,” stated laborer Wayne Roberts. “So, it is in all probability 10 extra.”

Employees shared invoices, exhibiting the lodge owes one couple $83,000, others say they’re owed as a lot as $120,000. Wayne Roberts led KTVU into the Beacon Grand, and confirmed us the rooms a minimum of a half dozen employees have been staying in on a non-guest ground whereas working on the lodge. The employees say as a result of they don’t seem to be getting paid, they’ve misplaced automobiles, instruments and now haven’t any approach to depart or earn money on one other job. 

“We do not know what occurs now,” stated former undertaking supervisor Mind Loop. “This group proper right here, we’d like assist. We’d like assist badly. We’re like everybody else, we simply wish to receives a commission for the work that we did and go dwelling.”

The employees say they’ve repeatedly tried speaking with the lodge administration about what’s occurred, they usually say the lodge has had completely different tales, together with that the lodge had paid a contractor for the work, and that the employees ought to get their cash from him.” The lodge advised us that they paid the contractor to pay us then he took off with the cash,” stated Roberts. 

San Francisco’s Workplace of Labor Requirements Enforcement confirms the company is investigating what’s going on on the beacon grand, together with on web site visits. The Workplace of Labor Requirements Enforcement did not provide loads of particulars about what investigators have realized thus far, however did say it’s “investigating any potential labor violations that would come with any accountable events.”

Most of the employees reside out of state and in some circumstances are undocumented immigrants, some have already moved on in search of work elsewhere. Those that’ve remained say they’ve develop into household, united of their battle to receives a commission for the work they’ve carried out. “Simply up in opposition to the wall, ,” stated Roberts. “Simply do not know what to do. Thank God that we have form of familied up right here, ?”

The Beacon Grand issued an announcement saying the lodge “is actively working to resolve an ongoing subject that has arisen between a basic contractor, who was engaged within the lodge’s renovation, and one among its subcontractors. Whereas we’re not actively concerned within the dispute, we’re dedicated to the equitable therapy of all associates and are working with each events to assist make sure the matter is resolved in a good and well timed method.”