A former employee of steakhouse Nusr-Et (Nusret New York LLC) sued the restaurant for nationality-based discrimination; the lawsuit, originally filed in the New York County Supreme Court in November, was removed to the Southern District of New York on Monday.
The plaintiff is a resident of New York whose “national origin is Hispanic/Peruvian.” The restaurant, Nusr-Et is “the New York City branch of a high-end international steakhouse chain managed by a chef, Nusret ‘Salt Bae’ Gökçe, who is known for his dramatic serving style and Instagram stardom.”
According to the filing, Nusret “Salt Bae” is “a native of Turkey” and the restaurant’s management are also of Turkish descent. The plaintiff stated that in December 2017 he was hired as a server for the restaurant and “quickly established himself as a top performer amongst the service staff,” including being asked to become part of Nusr-Et’s Employee Hiring Committee. He trained servers and new hires and wrote the New Hire Employee Manual and Nusr-Et’s official Employee Training Manual.
However, according to the plaintiff, shortly after being hired he “realized that non-Turkish employees like himself, were treated less favorably than similarly situated Turkish employees at Nusr-Et.” For example, the plaintiff claimed that Turkish servers were given better tables to serve, “which resulted in them making more money for performing the same work.” Additionally, the plaintiff proffered that at the restaurant the Turkish employees...
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