By Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa
Variety News Staff

TWO former crewmen of a tour boat have sued their former employers for unpaid wages and breach of contract.
Abdul Raheem and Momrej Bhuiyan through attorney Joseph E. Horey filed the lawsuit in federal court against Joo Yeon Corp., D’won Co., and Hwang Yang Tack.
The defendants were the operators and owners of the Santa Rosa II, a tour boat.
Raheem worked as a crewman from May 5, 2005 until Nov. 30, 2006.
Raheem’s hourly wage rate was $3.05 per hour for May 2005 and $3.50 per hour for the remainder of 2005 and $4 per hour in 2006.
Bhuiyan worked from Dec. 16, 2005 until Nov. 30, 2006. He was paid an hourly wage rate of $4 per hour.
Raheem and Bhuiyan, according to the complaint, worked 10 hours per day, seven days a week for a total of 70 hours per week.
The complaint stated that the plaintiffs were not paid their full regular hourly wage for all hours worked, not paid at a rate one and a half time their regular hourly rate for all work in excess of 40 hours per week.
The plaintiffs filed claims under violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
They are seeking damages for unpaid overtime, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, compensatory damages, incidental and consequential damages, damages for wages paid below the lawful minimum wage, restitution of amounts by which the defendants “have been unjustly enriched,” punitive damages, attorney fees and other relief.
The plaintiffs are also requesting a jury trial.