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...immigrants stood handcuffed in front of a New Orleans federal courthouse. They weren't on trial, but rather launching a suit against their employer, Decatur Hotels, and its owner, local magnate F. Patrick Quinn III. Brought to the U.S. to fill post-Katrina vacancies, the guest workers claim that their pre-signed contracts are all but fiction, and they are demanding compensation. The handcuffs - along with enlarged copies of their visa papers strung around their necks - were symbolic...
...workers arrived on 10-month H-2B visas (for non-professional, non-agricultural labor) from Bolivia, the Dominican Republic and Peru to work at the front desk, in maintenance, and as cleaning staff for Decatur's 15 luxury hotels throughout the New Orleans area. Decatur, founded in 1988 by Quinn and Edwin Palmer III, prides itself on turning abandoned historic buildings into boutique hotels. Decatur's lawyer Patricia LeBlanc told the Associated Press on Aug. 17 that the hotel firm sought to use the H-2B program for the first time after Katrina because the company had consistent problems finding...
...Owner Quinn declined an interview with TIME until after the ruling, which remains pending since arguments were heard in December. According to court documents and press reports, Decatur says they have done nothing illegal and that they never promised to reimburse the guest workers for their debt...
...addition to his three first place victories, Rathgeber also helped the Crimson capture second place in two relays. The 200-yard freestyle relay, consisting of Rathgeber and teammates sophomores David Guernsey and Bill Jones and junior Pat Quinn, touched the wall in 1:21.66, and the 400-yard medley relay team of Rathgeber, Quinn, senior Jason Degnan-Rojeski and sophomore Dan Jones finished in 3:13.61. These performances helped the Crimson snag a second place team finish on the weekend, falling to the host Tigers by a score of 1405-1220.5. Though it was the second straight loss to Princeton...
...yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relay. Sophomore Eric Lynch placed second in the 1650-yard freestyle and also gained fourth-place finishes in the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyles. Junior Luke Sanders took first and sixth place in the one- and six-meter dives, respectively. Junior Pat Quinn, sophomores David Guernsey, Bill Jones and Dan Jones, and freshmen Mason Brunnick and Alex Meyer also gave solid performances to gain points for the Crimson. Despite these strong results, the Crimson could not overtake the dominant Tigers, even after a close third day. Harvard was also hurt by a costly...