Aragon v. Che Ku
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
277 F. Supp. 3d 1055 (2017)
- Written by Jamie Milne, JD
Facts
Martina Aragon and eleven other Latino persons (collectively, the workers) (plaintiffs) sued five Minnesota corporations (defendants) that operated Asian grocery stores around Minneapolis-St. Paul, as well as the corporations’ chief executive officers, brothers Che Ku and Leng Ku (defendants). The workers, all of whom were current or former store employees, alleged that they were subjected to discriminatory workplace conduct that included (1) physical restraint, such as being locked in freezers; (2) verbal, physical, and sexual abuse; (3) denial of overtime, breaks, and medical attention; and (4) threats of immigration consequences if they refused to comply with management’s instructions or reported their work conditions to others. Among other things, the workers’ suit asserted a claim under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) for forced labor violating international norms and a claim for forced labor in violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). The corporations and the Kus moved to dismiss, arguing that the workers had failed to assert viable claims under either statute.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Wright, J.)
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