Three recent immigrants who worked at the popular San Leandro restaurant Joe’s Pho say they toiled for long days in “appalling” conditions and were wrongfully evicted by their boss after quitting their jobs.
But instead, they told NBC Bay Area they found themselves being taken advantage of at every turn.
“My body couldn’t resist it anymore,” Sanchez-Cordero said. “I got to a point where my body collapsed, and I told her I wasn’t feeling well, and I left. The next day, she told me I couldn’t get sick anymore.”“I would work 13 hours and [my paycheck] would only reflect eight hours,” Lopez-Munoz said.“I told her I needed the money because my family needed to eat,” Arellano said. “I was tired of telling my kids to wait until tomorrow, wait until tomorrow.
So far, the men say they haven’t filed such a claim. Michael said immigration status should never be a deterrent for anyone to report potential abuse to authorities. The men called San Leandro police as Nguyen attempted evicting them back in September and the responding officer told her she couldn’t kick the men out without a court order
“It raised our concern that this was an issue that was happening not just in isolation or in a single incident, but unfortunately more regularly and consistently throughout the state,” Bonta said. “We will get involved whenever necessary to ensure that tenants are being treated lawfully and that their rights are not being violated.”
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