Delia's Tamales, a South Texas food institution with a popular West San Antonio location, has been sued by 25 former employees, who allege the company committed fraud and age discrimination. In a lawsuit originally filed Aug.
Delia’s issued a general denial to the plaintiffs’ claims, which also include allegations the company threatened to call immigration authorities on workers who complained.Delia's Tamales, a South Texas food institution with a popular West San Antonio location, has been sued by 25 former employees, who allege the company committed fraud and age discrimination.
“Social security would send the monies back to defendant, because the social security cards helped get the plaintiffs were fake,” the lawsuit maintains. The plaintiffs also said the business terminated employees as they neared retirement because “it didn’t want any issues” to arise from the allegedly falsified documents.
“Delia’s Tamales was founded nearly 30 years ago through hard work and high quality, and we value our people and our community,” Houston-based attorney Laura Alaniz told the daily in an email. “We look forward to defending our good reputation in court." The plaintiffs, who worked for Delia’s from November 2000 through May of this year, seek the reimbursement of their Social Security and interest, according to the legal filing.
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