San Francisco restaurants may not like the minimum wage, but that doesn’t mean they can avoid it. In a deal that was announced today by the California Labor Commission, 280 workers at Yank Sing, which operates two popular dim sum
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For 56 years, the Chan family has been serving up tasty dim sum dumplings stuffed with pork and shrimp to throngs of business executives, tourists and San Francisco Bay Area families.
The steamed and fried dishes delivered by stylishly uniformed
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California Labor Commissioner Reaches $339,716 Settlement for Unpaid Wages at San Francisco Restaurants, Includes Penalty if Retaliation Occurs
SAN FRANCISCO – California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has reached a $339,716 settlement involving unpaid overtime and minimum wages for employees
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The tech-industry-driven rent explosion has radically shifted the San Francisco housing market.
Before their scheduled eviction today, Gum Gee Lee and Poon Heung Lee, an elderly Chinese couple who’ve lived in their San Francisco apartment for 34 years, are putting
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SAN FRANCISCO – EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in Chinese and has been translated into English and edited for clarity.
52-year-old Ah Shan immigrated to America and now resides in San Francisco. With rheumatoid arthritis, she needs to
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On Thursday, May 23rd, 24 Chinese immigrants will graduate from the Chinese Progressive Association’s Restaurant Career Ladder Program (RCLP). RCLP is a vocational training and placement program that aims to expand the employment skills of limited English speaking Chinese immigrants and help them access stable living-wage employment in the hospitality and service industry. Read More
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – More than 1,000 people marched under the brilliant San Francisco sun on May Day. Their signs, such as “Work in America/Live in America/Dream in America. Immigration reform now,” their songs, chants and speeches wove together the
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SAN FRANCISCO – California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has reached a $339,716 settlement involving unpaid overtime and minimum wages for employees at Xue’s Restaurant, Inc. and Liu’s Restaurant, Inc. dba Tsing Tao Restaurant in San Francisco.
This settlement follows
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SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco’s wage theft task force, approved in June, had its first meeting today.
The wage theft task force formed to strengthen the city response to workers exploited by wage theft, which can include non-payment of the
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SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco’s wage theft task force, approved in June, had its first meeting today.
The wage theft task force formed to strengthen the city response to workers exploited by wage theft, which can include non-payment of
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