At the Korean barbecue restaurant Genwa, a plate of beef short ribs, or galbi, costs around $75. Kylie Jenner has been spotted there having lunch with her then-boyfriend Tyga. But workers say that ...

Genwa Korean BBQ has three locations across Los Angeles County, in downtown, Mid-Wilshire, and Beverly Hills. Employees at each restaurant are covered under the contract, which lasts for three years.

In 2017, workers at Los Angeles’ Genwa Korean BBQ began to notice irregularities on their pay stubs when their wages didn’t reflect the hours they worked. At Genwa’s upscale restaurants, where the “A ...