An L.A. County-owned hotel used to quarantine people with COVID-19 failed to follow pandemic safety protocols and properly train housekeepers to protect themselves against the virus, according to a complaint filed with the state.
@hugomartin reports: latimes.com/business/story…
@hugomartin reports: latimes.com/business/story…
A 71-year-old housekeeper working at the facility tested positive for the coronavirus and died in January while the building — a former Holiday Inn in Long Beach — was being used as a quarantine site, according to the complaint by Unite Here Local 11. latimes.com/business/story…
A housekeeper at the hotel said the trash and linens from the rooms of the quarantined guests were supposed to be handled separately from other trash and linens.
But she said supervisors often told housekeepers to ignore the rules to save time and money. latimes.com/business/story…
But she said supervisors often told housekeepers to ignore the rules to save time and money. latimes.com/business/story…
The complaint accuses the companies hired to run the facility of neglecting to perform health screenings of workers as often as the facility’s protocols required; of not offering COVID-19 information in Spanish; and of failing to improve training. latimes.com/business/story…
“Immigrant workers staffing essential jobs at the epicenter of the pandemic deserve safety protections, and when they courageously speak out about their conditions, we must support them,” said the co-president of Unite Here Local 11.
@hugomartin reports: latimes.com/business/story…
@hugomartin reports: latimes.com/business/story…
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