BECKLEY – A Raleigh County man is suing over claims he was fired and not paid his wages for five days instead of the legally required three.
, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, filed a lawsuit July 17 in Raleigh Circuit Court against Hospitality Lodging Investors L.P., citing violations of the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act. Hospitality Lodging Investors does business as a Country Inn & Suites.
According to the complaint, Browning's employment as a banquet server with the defendant was terminated June 22, 2013, and the company failed to pay Browning his wages in a timely manner, as it had done with other employees similarly situated. The defendant is accused of failing to pay discharged employees within 72 hours, constituting a violation of the Wage Payment and Collection Act.
Browning is seeking damages on behalf of all defendant employees discharged and not timely paid wages and attorney's fees.
He is being represented in the case by attorneys of Todd S. Bailess and Joy B. Mega of Bailess PLLC in Charleston and Rodney A. Smith and Jonathan R. Marshall of Bailey & Glasser LLP in Charleston. The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick.
Raleigh Circuit Court Case No. 14-C-709
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