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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Hotels.com
Current Parent Company: Expedia Group
Penalty: $126,133
Year: 2003
Date: August 28, 2003
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Secondary Offense: Fair Labor Standards Act
Violation Description: Hotels.com, a worldwide hotel reservation call center headquartered in Dallas, Texas, agreed to pay $126,133 in back overtime wages after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor found that 898 current and former telephone operators were underpaid in Dallas, Fort Worth and Pharr, Texas, call centers.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Labor Department Wage and Hour Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Texas
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: online travel services
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