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Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

May 28, 2021

Judge OKs $2.2M settlement in joint employer litigation

Three hundred and seventy-seven former workers at Koji’s Japan, a now-shuttered restaurant chain, will recover the money.

After an 11-year battle, a case that set a precedent for who counts as a joint employer concluded when an Orange County judge gave final approval to a $2.2 million settlement.

Nearly 400 former workers at Koji's Japan, a now closed restaurant chain, will recover the money from the chain's owner, Arthur J. Parent Jr.

The class of workers is "establishing an important precedent allowing workers to re...

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