The owners of a mattress manufacturing company and furniture store in North Long Beach were convicted last week of stealing thousands of dollars from six employees by cheating them out of their proper wages.
Arturo Zavala, 58, and Alberto Zavala, 31, each pleaded guilty Thursday to eight counts of wage theft and agreed to pay the six workers a total sum of $45,477 within 60 days, court records show.
The payment represents twice the amount stolen from employees plus interest. Two workers will be paid more than $10,000, while another two will each be paid $6,000…