NEW YORK – Green-Lantern Inn, Inc. and Pullman Associates, LLC, two commonly-owned Rochester, New York-based companies that own and operate the Mr. Dominic’s on Main and Mr. Dominic’s at the Lake restaurants in Rochester, New York, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Rachel Clifford and other female employees were subjected to a hostile working environment by a male head chef and kitchen manager, including sexually explicit derogatory comments and threats of physical harm. When the employees opposed the male chef’s conduct, they were retaliated against in the form of unfair discipline and interference with customer orders, EEOC alleged. Mr. Dominic’s failed to take any remedial action and constructively discharged the employees after they complained of the intolerable work environment, EEOC charged.
This alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees because of their sex. The EEOC filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The case was litigated by EEOC Trial Attorney Cara Chomski, supervised by EEOC Supervisory Trial Attorney Sara Smolik.
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