Burlington, Peabody Korean Food Store Owners Cited For Labor Violations

BURLINGTON, MA — The owners of a chain of Korean food stores with locations in the Burlington Mall and the North Shore Mall in Peabody are facing over $51,000 in citations for various labor violations, the state Attorney General’s office announced last week.

Losoon Park and Mili “Terry” Kim operate multiple stores through their company Peabody Losoon Park, Inc., according to the AG. The AG’s office said it issued nine citations to the pair related to three of their stores in Burlington and Peabody.

As noted by the AG, violations included:

• Failure to pay wages,
• Failure to pay minimum wage and overtime
• Failure to furnish and keep true and accurate payroll records
• Failure to issue a suitable paystub
• Failure to provide earned sick time
• Failure to obtain a valid work permit for working teens
• Employment of a minor past 8 p.m. without supervision

Losoon Park stores offer a mix of snacks, drinks and more.

The AG’s office said its investigation stemmed from a complaint from a driver working for the Losoon Park who said they were not properly paid for hours worked.

The AG’s office said its team requested payroll documentation from Losoon Park, but did not receive all of the records it requested.

“The AG’s Fair Labor Division found that Losoon Park frequently failed to pay employees for hours worked,” the AG’s office said in its announcement. “Employees were also not offered earned sick leave or provided suitable paystubs.”

The office said that it adittionally found that at least two people under the age of 18 had worked past 8 p.m. without supervision and without being asked for a work permit.

Patch has reached out to Looson Park, Inc. for comment for this story.