Kia, Hyundai Workers Want Early Nod for $11.5 Million Fraud Deal

A group of Mexican nationals who claim they were defrauded when recruited to work for Hyundai and Kia asked a federal court to consider their proposed $11.5 million settlement.

Jorge Oswaldo Aquino Martinez and seven other named plaintiffs represent a class and collective of workers who were allegedly subjected to an “international RICO scheme involving mail fraud, wire fraud, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud,” and Fair Labor Standards Act violations, according to a Monday motion requesting preliminary settlement approval. If the settlement were approved, FLSA collective members would split $999,870 and ...