PPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO SETTLE THE CASE OF CITY OF OAKLAND V.
OAKLAND ALAMEDA HOTELS LLC, OAKLAND HOTELS LLC,
NUPENBHAI D. PATEL, AND DOES 3-20, ALAMEDA COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO. 24CV080638, CITY ATTORNEY FILE
NUMBER CE05481, FOR PAYMENT TO COMPLAINANT EMPLOYEES
AND THE CITY OF OAKLAND IN THE AMOUNT OF SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($600,000.00) (OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY – UNPAID RESTITUTION)
WHEREAS, employees of the Radisson hotel formerly located at 8400 Edes Avenue filed claims with the City’s Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (“DWES”), alleging that the Radisson violated the minimum wage provisions of the Hotel Minimum Wage Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, following an investigation, DWES determined the Radisson failed to pay the correct minimum wage to 128 former employees and issued a Notice of Determination stating that the Radisson owed $404,491 in back wages; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff City of Oakland filed a Complaint asserting a cause of action for unpaid restitution to 128 former employees of the Radisson and filed a First Amended Complaint on December 17, 2025, naming Oakland Alameda Hotels LLC and Oakland Hotels LLC (the corporate entities behind the Radisson), and Nupenbhai Patel (the majority shareholder of both companies), as Defendants; and
WHEREAS, the City has considered all evidence, litigation costs, and risk; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in the City’s best interest to compromise and settle for certain restitution and monetary relief pursuant to which Nupenbhai Patel agrees to pay Five Hundred and Eleven Thousand and Six Hundred and Eighty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($511,685.00) to the 128 former employees, representing Four Hundred and Four Thousand and Four Hundred and Ninety-One Dollars and Zero Cents ($404,491.00) in restitution and One Hundred and Seven Thousand and One Hundred and Ninety-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($107,194.00) in interest, and Eighty-Eight Thousand and Three Hundred and Fifteen Dollars and No Cents ($88,315.00) to the City in attorneys’ fees; now, therefore, be it ___________________________
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
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RESOLVED: That Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Attorney hereby to compromise and settle the case of City of Oakland v. Oakland Alameda Hotels LLC, Oakland Hotels LLC, Nupenbhai D. Patel, and Does 3-20, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV080638 for the payment to the 128 former employees and the City in the total amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00); and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Attorney is further authorized and directed to take whatever steps may be necessary to effect said settlement.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California