Genwa Korean BBQ ordered to pay $2.1 million for wage theft

The restaurant operators of Genwa Korean BBQ in Los Angeles have been ordered to pay $2.1 million for underpaying its workers, the state announced Tuesday, March 10.
The state’s Department of Industrial Relations found that the restaurant owners committed numerous wage theft violations for almost three years at eateries in the Mid-Wilshire district and Beverly Hills. Of the $2.1 million, more than $1.4 million will be compensation for 325 cooks, servers and dishwashers, with the remainder