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“The wages issue is crucial there if folks still feel like they have to live in overcrowded housing,” she said.The study follows recent reports of wage theft in Koreatown.a nearly $67,000 fine against Oo-Kook, a Korean barbecue restaurant, for allowing a manager to keep more than $28,000 in workers’ tips. Similar investigations have foundIn interviews for the study, workers told the researchers that their managers frequently withhold tips.
Previous research on L.A. restaurants has found other workers also struggling to keep a roof over their head. The L.A. nonprofit research organization Economic RoundtableMany Koreatown restaurant employees work in full-service establishments, but they say they’re facing the same housing struggles.Sunny Choi has worked as a server in a Koreatown Asian fusion noodle restaurant for about five years. She earns the city of L.A.’s minimum wage of $16.78 per hour plus tips.
While workers struggle with housing costs, small business owners also face pressure to keep prices low. At a time when inflation is eating into expendable income — and some businesses are coming under fire for adding
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