The Countering Reference to the False Report Regarding

Kum Kang San

[Counting materials about the false report of the other press regarding
about the labor law suit against Kum Kang San]
The article relating Kum Kang San lawsuit covered by the other press is the false
report consisted with the contents that bear misunderstanding and dispute due
mainly they are one-sided insistences made by the employees who brought the
suit. So this is purposed to let the truth to be known that we construct the truth
relevant to the issue and the parts that bear misunderstanding and dispute.
1. About the representatives remar at the waiter!waitress!facult"
meeting At the 2 waiter!waitress!faculty
meeting" there was a claim that the representative made a threat about
employment. #ut it was untrue# According to the other employees$
testimonies who attended the meeting" there was no conversation made
about the employment at the meeting. %ther employees are able to
testify to con&rm it.
2. About overtime wor
'ach team of Kum Kang San is consisted in ( employees. Those (
employees cover 1 day of its operation. %ne set holds ) weeks. *f we
calculated the total working hours of one set" each employee works +,-+-
hours a week. So it is run with the proper working hour for the
employees. *f there was overtime worked" that will be paid.
- .atering trip to other areas/ 0ue to transporting time" the total hours
could become more than 1, hours" the operating real event" however"
takes hours" but it is paid more than regular hour wage.
- Transporting 1aundry/ *n the employees$ work duties who work at the
ban2uet hall" there is 1-2 times of delivery of the ban2uet hall laundry
to the washing place 3representative$s house4and pick ups after its
washing. Those workings are performed during the working hours and
paid. *t is paid that way to the employees now.
- 5owing 1awn/ The employee did not mow the lawn 3grass4. 1awn
maintenance is under the care of another individual. The employee
only helped in the vegetable garden in the representative$s house 3 6
s2 feet4. 7hen the employee delivered the laundry" the worker in the
vegetable garden asked for help8 and" the employee 3who was
delivering laundry4 complied. Their help was compensated along with
their normal wages.
- Snow 9lowing and :elp with 5oving/ The driveway 3 6 1, s2 feet4 of
the representative$s house was cleared by the employee 3who was
delivering the laundry4 after the snow fall. The drive way was cleared
so they could make the delivery. The employee cleared the snow
without instruction from the representative. :elp with moving was
during their normal working hours" although optional when asked to
help with moving things into the car they agreed" they were all paid
for normal working hours.
$# Attending the Church %orships
The ma;ority of about 2-, employees attend the church. They have
di<culty attending church due their busy weekend work schedule. So
they re2uested the company to provide the church worship at the
company as a =church worship at work$ 3currently it$s closed4. *t$s one of
the company welfare. 7e recommended employees to attend but never
force them to do. 5oreover" most employees didn$t attend it. Also" there
are many employees 3working now4 who didn$t attend ever since it$s
opening to closure. So there is no way to get disadvantaged on not
attending worships.
&# Compan" 'icnic
There were 2 company picnic occasions at the farm in >ew ?ersey during
21years of company$s establishment. The company picnic in holidays is
the company welfare service that could be either preferred or not
preferred by employees. About attending employees$ working related to
the produce" we acknowledge that it$s the company$s mistake. #ut it$s
not true that there was forceful re2uirement of working. 7e indicate our
regret on this claim.
(# About the )abor )awsuit against Kum Kang San in the 'ast
Alleging that the company had a ;udgment of @2million &ne on the
lawsuit in 2,,A is not true. That case is still pending now and the
company submitted the proper proof documents so that the case is
proceeded favorably to the company. *t$s sill in the progress. So allegedly
saying that the company paid the penalty after the ;udgment is not true.
Also in the 2,,- lawsuit" we paid @1,,",,," but it$s the settlement
money" not the &ne.
*# About +anaging Time Card
*t$s impossible to manipulate and manage the time card that each
employee performs punching personally. Also it$s absolutely illegal to
forge the working hours in the past. >ot only it$s impossible to forge
about 2-, employees$ time cards in all but also it$s actually impossible to
operate the large siBe restaurant with ordering someone to commit this
kind of illegal activity.
,# +iscellaneous
The three persons below who provided the false information regarding
Kum Kang San are e6isting employees and have personal backgrounds
like below. And it is gone public.
- Tae :o Kim 3?oined the company in %ctober 1AA" resigned in 2,124
7hen he was trying to ;oin the company" he wasn$t &t into the
recruitment$s terms. #ut he was hired by the re2uest from someone
we$ve known. :e and his family obtained the green cards through his
employment at Kum Kang San. :e received a lot of employee$s welfare
bene&ts including 2 times of child scholarship. :e re2uested his wife$s
sister$s husband working at Kum Kang San and they obtained the
green cards here. Also he re2uested his younger brother to work. 7e
hired him and assigned him to work at Kum Kang San in 5anhattan.
#ut he was kicked out by other employees due he embeBBled money
in the tip bo6. Although the representative" 5r.Coo cared and treated
him like a family member" he brought a lawsuit and made false
witness. 5r.Coo is heart-broken personally.

- .hul Don 9ark 3;oined in ?uly" 2,,)" resigned in %ctober" 2,124
After he ;oined Kum Kang San" he met other employee and married
her. :e obtained the green card. :e worked as the catering manager
in Kum Kang San ban2uet hall and received incentive in addition to
salary. :e embeBBled the deposit money from the clients$ ban2uet
reservation more than 1, times 3@(+",,4" but he didn$t receive any
criminal punishment when he was caught due to 5r. Cu$s favor. The
representative considered his young age and future. A written pledge
to return the deposit embeBBled was made. After he returned it" he
continued his working.
- ?ong :yup Song 3?oined in Eebruary" 2,,A" resigned in >ovember"
2,12" he went back to Korea and returned to FS" and ;oined again in
2,1(4
- :e entered to FSA as a student abroad and started working part-time
and full time. :e went back to Korea and found a ;ob there. :e met
5r.Coo while he was visiting FS and honestly asked to work only (
months temporarily for his traveling e6pense. :is re2uest was
accepted. #ut he ;oined the lawsuit during his ( months employment.
:e testi&ed about the matter he wasn$t familiar with due his
employment wasn$t consistent in a long period.
Therefore" when we see these ( workers$ personal and working
histories" the report they provided to other press and their testimonials
are not trustworthy.
About the lawsuit these ( persons brought and the press article" Kum
Kang San severely e6presses regret and it$s one-sided online article
that carries on one side$s insistence while the suit progress is in
motion is unfair. So we prepare a written counter document and these
( former employees$ personal working histories.
#elow is the signed document made by .hul Don 9ark
9ayment 5emorandum
Amount of 5isusing 9ublic Eund relating Kum Kang San
Geservation" @(+",,.oo"
* pledge to pay it to Kum Kang San until April 2
th
2,,.
Signed
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