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Hospitality Industry Legal Risks: New York Hotel Sued By Employee For “Sexual Harassment” And Physical Abuse; Managers Failed To Intervene

“…(the plaintiff) claims she was the target of unwanted  physical contact and verbal abuse by multiple male co-workers…she contends that when Hospitality Industry Harassment Lawsuitsshe complained, her supervisor did nothing, but her  co-workers became vindictive…”

A kitchen worker has slapped the Grand Hyatt New York with a lawsuit,  claiming managers of the luxury hotel looked the other way while frisky male  co-workers made her work life a living hell. She said one co-worker threatened to hire a hit man to kill her and another  vowed to “beat her up” if they lost their jobs because she complained.

Her lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court, filed Monday, also names her union,  the New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council, as a defendant for failing to  intervene on her behalf.

Her lawsuit names a sous chef who she says walked up behind her and unsnapped  her bra, and another colleague who allegedly walked up behind her and put his  hands in her pants.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/kitchen-worker-sues-grand-hyatt-claiming-sexual-harassment-article-1.1412285#ixzz2aXUxTPs4

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/kitchen-worker-sues-grand-hyatt-claiming-sexual-harassment-article-1.1412285#ixzz2aXUZmaxJ

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