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ACLU Sues Manhattan Hotel On Behalf of Latino Housekeepers

The  American  Civil  Liberties  Union filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of  five Latinas who worked as housekeepers at the Broadway Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, charging several violations of federal and state labor  laws,including a novel charge offorced labor underthe little-known federal  Victims of Trafficking and ViolenceProtection Act of 2000. [ more]