Former company director sues wife-employer for wrongful termination

A former director, who also served as vice president of Woo Jung Corp., sued the company and its president, who happens to be his wife, after he was illegally dismissed from the company.

He also alleged that he was not paid during the duration of his employment with the firm.

Seung Ho Shin, a Korean, filed the suit on April 16 and was represented in court by Torres Brothers, LLC.

Named defendants in the case were Woo Jung Corp., Kim Eun Hee, and Sang Jee Rent-A-Car.

Documents filed in court showed that Seung Ho Shin married Kim Eun Hee in October 2007. The couple moved to Saipan in May 2008 and invested on a business, the Sang Jee Rent a Car.

Seung Ho Shin made a total investment of $100,000 while Kim Eun Hee infused $200,000 to the business.

The couple stayed for three months on Saipan between May 2008 through November of last year.

Seung Ho Shin said he managed the business without availing a single day vacation and had worked on a 24-hour schedule, ready to answer and assist the company’s clients.

However, he said he was totally surprised when he received a notice of dismissal from the company, relieving him as one of its directors.

The plaintiff said he was wrongfully terminated and was not provided any payment for managing the business.

He claimed that the resolution executed by the defendant in dismissing him from his job has no basis because there was no established articles of incorporation that shows that Kim Eun Hee has the authority to remove him. Kim Eun Hee serves as the company’s president.

The plaintiff claimed that the articles of incorporation of Woo Jung Corp., dba San Jee Rent A Car, does not reflect the name of Kim Eun Hee as one of the company’s incorporators nor a shareholder of the corporation.

The plaintiff believes that, with the absence this document, Kim Eun Hee has no authority to remove him from work.

The case document also showed that Seung Ho Shin is entitled to $25 an hour for his services and $37.50 an hour on top of the 30 regular work hours. The plaintiff’s unpaid wages and overtime pay amounts to $58,375.

He also asked $50,000 for wrongful termination; prejudgment and post-judgment interests at 12 percent annually; as well as attorney’s fees and costs of the suit.