FILIPINO employees who are here on CW-1 permits will likely be repatriated in July, according to the 20th status report of Imperial Pacific International LLC to the federal court.
As part of the amended judgment entered between IPI and the U.S. Department of Labor on March 29, 2021, IPI is required to file weekly status updates regarding its progress in purging contempt and paying for the remaining amounts in the initial consent judgement.
In IPI’s latest status report, attorney Michael Dotts told the court that the casino investor was able to repatriate six Malaysian CWs during the reporting period. Two more Malaysian CWs will be repatriated in August while Philippine CWs will likely be repatriated in July.
He said no payroll was due for distribution during this reporting period.
“IPI’s next payroll is to be distributed on June 4, (Payroll 12),” he added.
Dotts also said that no settlement payments were due during the reporting period, and that IPI’s next settlement payment is due on June 1.
Regarding housing and food for its remaining employees, Dotts reported that “IPI is maintaining power and water at some housing [where] some CW employees remain in residence.”
Construction work at the Imperial Pacific Resort in Garapan remains suspended as ordered by the court, Dotts added.
“IPI expects to complete its review of USDOL’s analysis of the payments received by employees by the end of this week,” the lawyer said.
IPI was ordered to make incremental monthly payments of $164,270.08 from April 1, 2021 to Dec. 1, 2021 for a total amount of $1,478,430.72, according to the modified consent judgement.
