Bay Area Immigrant Workers Win $2.6 Million Settlement from Shuttered Kome Seafood Buffet
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Joyce Lam 林德樂, Political Director, Chinese Progressive Association (English)
KC Ho 何嘉程, Community Organizer, Chinese Progressive Association
Sabrina Chin, Asian Law Caucus
Bay Area Immigrant Workers Win $2.6 Million Settlement from Shuttered Kome Seafood Buffet
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Workers laid off from large employers in San Francisco were granted the right Tuesday to return to their old jobs.
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