California restaurant brought priest to employees

[Demovictory9]

Instead of confessing to what she wanted to confess about, the priest informed Parra that he would be asking her questions to "get the sins out of me," she wrote in a sworn affidavit attached to a Department of Labor lawsuit filed against the restaurant and its owners last year.

"He asked if I ever got pulled over for speeding, if I drank alcohol, or if I had stolen anything. The priest mostly had work-related questions, which I thought was strange. The priest asked if I had stolen anything at work, if I was late to my employment, if I did anything to harm my employer, and if I had any intention towards my employment," Parra said.

Taqueria Garibaldi was under investigation at the time by the Wage and Hour Department for allegedly withholding tips from its employees and for failing to pay them the required time and a half for overtime hours worked. The owners of the restaurant were also accused by the department of interfering with the investigation and threatening employees with adverse immigration consequences if they participated in the investigation.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/priest-walked-taqueria-owner-wanted-183038089.html

[Biophilic]

1. Vile, vile people. What gives them the right to abuse others?

May their world unwind.

[RKP5637]

2. WTF - more religious creeps and crackpots, it's epidemic! n/t

[Raven123]

3. I find it odd that the priest isn't named.

Not saying the story isn’t accurate, but is possible the priest wasn’t a priest? Maybe an imposter.

[orleans]

5. thought the same thing. what priest would do this crap? then, on the other hand...

what priest wouldn't?

[Iggo]

7. I've heard of priests doing way worse stuff.

[orleans]

8. that's what i meant when i said "on the other hand what priest wouldn't?" nt

[whathehell]

11. I think you may be in need of some information..

https://www.newsweek.com/priests-commit-no-more-abuse-other-males-70625

[orleans]

17. um... thanks for that 13 yr old article

here is something a bit more up to date


Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds
By KATHLEEN FOODY and MICHAEL TARM
May 23, 2023

https://apnews.com/article/catholic-clergy-sexual-abuse-illinois-investigation-a298133cec9486c2e51172316bfe7b4b

[whathehell]

21. Yes, it seems you're a little late getting that news..

but given that your "newer" article doesn't
refute the points of the old one*, I'm.afraid it doesn't do much for your argument.

*The Newsweek article was based on independent research, not church acknowledgement.

[whathehell]

12. Um, priests are no more likely to do "worse stuff"

than any other male...

https://www.newsweek.com/priests-commit-no-more-abuse-other-males-70625

[Iggo]

22. Thanks?

[whathehell]

23. I'm always happy to inform.

[whathehell]

9. Answer:

Most wouldn't. For one thing, restaurants aren't their work sites, and wage negotiation isn't in their job description.

[marble falls]

6. My thought exactly, a fake priest.

[Hekate]

13. A Roman collar is easy to buy online. Anyone can buy one. So, say this is the owner's sleazy cousin

The whole thing is so despicable — I just hope they all get what’s coming to them.

[marble falls]

15. Not even considering they were in an office on a security camera. What legitimate priest ...

... go for this except in a case of extreme unction?

[whathehell]

18. He was most likely a fake priest, and I say this because

In the ordinary course of affairs, priests do not hear confessions in restaurants. They are similarly disinclined to enter into wage disputes.

[Initech]

4. That is truly beyond evil.

[DFW]

10. That is worse than what I was expecting from the headline

I thought that the menu was so expensive, the employees needed counseling on how to console the patrons.........

[hunter]

14. That's one reason people hire undocumented workers.

You can always threaten to make their lives hell if they complain about the work.

Much of the U.S. factory farm meat industry operates on that principle.

Unlike little restaurants, they seem to be untouchable.

[marble falls]

20. They depend on undocumented workers lack of recourse.

[LiberalFighter]

16. They announced today in Fort Wayne, Indiana the DOL sued Don Halls Restaurant

for not paying wages and stealing tip money from employees.

[whathehell]

24. Good news..

Stealing tip money..How low can you go?.

[UniqueUserName]

19. According to this site the priest was fake. . .

. . .And the owners had to pay $140,000.
https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/workforce/calif-restaurants-used-bogus-priest-learn-worker-sins-stealing