California Labor Law Case Settled for $316,000
The release noted that the claims were filed against the Pho Clement and Pho Clement 2 restaurants in San Francisco. The Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, also known as the Labor Commissioner's Office, helped the parties come to an agreement following an investigation that started in June 2011.
"Regardless of the industry, employees should never feel like they have to fight to receive the full wages they are owed. In this instance, employees successfully stood up for wages taken by their employer that they were owed," Christine Baker, the director of DIR, said in a statement.
The release noted that the settlement that was reached requires that the employers pay each of the eight employees an amount that ranges from $17,432 to $85,114, depending on the amount of unpaid overtime wages that they were owed.
"While we are grateful that this process has come to an amicable conclusion, refusal to pay workers for all hours worked has no place in California. Overtime laws are on the books for a reason and the state will protect both employees and the honest employers who play by the rules," said Su.
The release noted that the collaborative effort between workers, legal and community advocates, and the state helped the employees receive the settlement that they deserved.
"The Asian Law Caucus, Chinese Progressive Association and the Progressive Workers Alliance assisted us in conducting the thorough investigation that led to our ability to get the wages owed into workers' pockets," said the labor commissioner.
According to the DIR website, the California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) also recently issued 28 citations with penalties that added up to $540,890 following its investigation of a recent explosion in Sylmar that injured three people, two of them critically.
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