2nd Circ. Reverses S. Korean Consulate Chauffeur’s Wage Win
The Second Circuit on Wednesday overturned a decision that allowed a chauffeur working for South Korea’s foreign consulate in Manhattan to pursue his wage-and-hour claims against the organization, ruling that the lower court was too quick to decide that the consulate was not immune to the claims under the foreign sovereignty law.
The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations is represented by Joseph Barbiere and Eric S. Latzer of Cole Schotz PC.
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