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To: bb.q chicken franchise owners Tao Chen and Kyoungin Yoon
Tell bb.q chicken to stop hiding from justice!
Dear Tao Chen and Kyoungin Yoon,
On behalf of a group of workers employed at your bb.q Chicken franchises in Allston and Lowell, we demand that you pay them the overtime premium pay they are legally entitled to under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The workers have shared credible reports and proof showing that they have unpaid overtime wages totalling over $200,000.
The Brazilian Worker Center (“BWC”) is a community-based organization that advocates for workers’ rights. Building Justice, a committee of BWC worker-members, champions wage dignity for workers in low-paying jobs. We are joined in this letter by the Brazilian Women’s Group (“BWG”), which, like BWC, supports workers in low-paying jobs, and has supported the bb.q workers throughout this process.
We, the undersigned, demand that you respond to the legal claim filed by these workers in Suffolk Superior Court (Docket # 2584CV01369) and pay any wages owed. We also demand that you post notices in your businesses explaining to all your workers, in their first languages, their entitlement to overtime wages according to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Why is this important?
Wage theft, in the form of unpaid overtime and/or through other illegal time tracking/docking mechanisms is a frequent problem in the restaurant, construction, and services industries.
The Building Justice committee is organized by worker leaders in the Greater Boston Area to combat wage theft and secure the rights of all workers.
Business owners like Tao Chen, franchise operator of bb.q Chicken, must be held accountable. Our community stands against all forms of wage theft and worker exploitation and will support any group of workers experiencing workplace violations.
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