Legal Opinion
People v. Hwang
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 13, 1994No. B065537PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BOREN, P. J.
Respondents Thomas Incho Hwang and Chung Chon Chang were held to answer by a magistrate for unlawfully taking a portion of a workman’s wages, a felony. (Lab. Code, § 1778.) The superior court subsequently set aside the information and dismissed the case. (Pen. Code, § 995.) The People have appealed the order setting aside the information.
There is probable cause to believe respondents deliberately paid their employees far less than the prevailing wage required by law and by their agreement with the contracting public entity. Respondents’ failure to pay employees their legal…
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