Waitresses Sue Los Angeles Restaurant Over Lack of Response to Sexual Harassment Complaints

Waiting tables in Los Angeles is a notoriously unpleasant experience, and yet almost everyone does it when they first move to the City of Angels.  Ask any middle aged Angeleno with a boring desk job, and they will tell you that the final straw that made them decide to give up on their dreams of getting a big break in Hollywood occurred while they were waiting tables.  Even worse, sometimes service workers are subjected to the unlawful conduct of their employers. Restaurant managers do not have the right to mistreat restaurant servers.  If you are a restaurant server who has suffered harassment at work because of a protected characteristic such as your race or sex, contact a Los Angeles discrimination and harassment lawyer.

When a Nightmare Boss Becomes a Nightmare Guest

In the summer and fall of 2023, two waitresses at a Los Angeles restaurant frequented by celebrities filed lawsuits against their employer, alleging sexual harassment.  The plaintiffs filed their lawsuits separately, several weeks apart, but the harassment they describe follows a similar pattern.

In both cases, a manager, referred to only as “Marcus” in the lawsuits, harassed the plaintiffs by making sexually suggestive comments about their appearance and, eventually, by non-consensual touching.  The plaintiffs complained to other managers, but the other managers ignored their complaints or told them some variation of “tough luck.”  Eventually, Marcus was fired, although the lawsuits did not describe the events precipitating his firing, and the plaintiffs apparently did not know why.  Even after he stopped working at the restaurant, Marcus would come to the restaurant as a customer and pay unwanted attention to the plaintiffs.  One of the plaintiffs complained to the general manager about Marcus harassing her in his capacity as a restaurant manager.  After she made this complaint, the restaurant stopped scheduling her to work the most lucrative shifts.  As undesired changes to an employee’s schedule are an adverse action, the plaintiff alleges that this counts as employer retaliation.  Each plaintiff is seeking at least $500,000 in damages.

Speak With a Los Angeles Employment Discrimination Lawyer

A Los Angeles employment discrimination and retaliation lawyer can help you if your horrible boss continued to harass you at your workplace even after the horrible boss stopped working there, and management did nothing about it.  Contact Litigation, P.C. in Redondo Beach, California to discuss your situation or call (424)284-2401.

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