Byun v. Joong-Ang Daily News Calif.
Joong-Ang Daily News appeals from a judgment which awards a total of $584,611.67 to three former employees for failure to pay overtime wages and for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. We affirm the judgment.
FACTS
Joong-Ang publishes the Korea Daily, a Korean language newspaper, in California. Plaintiffs Sun K. Byun, Hyub Choi, and Ju Hun Min worked at Joong-Ang’s printing facility in Cerritos. The printing department employed 25 to 30 people. On June 7, 2013, Plaintiffs filed three individual lawsuits against Joong-Ang for failure to provide rest periods under Labor Code section 226.7, failure to provide meal periods under Labor Code sections 512 and 226.7 and failure to pay overtime wages under Labor Code sections 510 and 1194. Three claims were added to their first amended complaints: wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, waiting time penalties under Labor Code section 203, and unfair business practices under Business and Professions Code
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