Carolina Inn Workers Under Review
By Justin Smith

A Chapel Hill landmark might have to fire more than ten percent of its workers after discrepancies were found in federal records.

The Social Security Administration is reviewing 37 employees at the Carolina Inn because their names do not match the social security numbers they gave hotel administrators.

According to a Carolina Inn spokesman, the employees work in housekeeping and food and beverage services.
The hotel's manager worries the workers might be illegal immigrants who made up social security numbers.

So far, no one has been fired.

The spokesman added that hotel guests should not feel any effects from the review.

The university owns The Carolina Inn and Aramark operates it.

Carolina Week has learned that Social Security officials have also reviewed some Aramark employees working for Carolina Dinning Services.

The university's director of auxiliary services, Mike Freeman says he learned of the discrepancies more than a month ago.

He believes questions still remain about the social security numbers of only "a few" employees.