Labor Department files suit

Thursday, June 27, 2002 | 11:18 a.m.

The U.S. Labor Department sued to stop Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Fluor Daniel Engineering Inc., a contractor for the Aladdin hotel-casino, and Las Vegas subcontractor Jemison Surveying & Services Inc. from violating the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

The Labor Department sued the contractors in U.S. District Court to recover lost wages on behalf of John Dempsey, a Jemison employee who was allegedly transferred on Jan. 7, 2000, from the Aladdin job site to another job site after he complained to Nevada's Occupational Safety and Health Division about being exposed to potentially dangerous dust at the Aladdin job site.

Lisa Boyette, Fluor Daniel's spokeswoman, said the company, which managed up to 2,000 engineering and construction workers for the project, "vigorously disputes the allegations of retaliation brought by the Department of Labor on behalf of Dempsey."

Jemison could not be reached for comment on the lawsuit's allegations.

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