Posted on 12/06/2013 1:52:00 PM PST by BenLurkin
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A lawsuit filed by a former server at a trendy Melrose Avenue restaurant alleges a new owner sought to replace female servers with “handsome men.”
The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against The Larchmont includes allegations of wrongful termination, discrimination based on gender, retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
According to the suit, Lauren Costa was hired as a server in 2008 at the eatery located at 5750 Melrose Ave. when it was known as the Larchmont Grill, which was sold in January to a group that changed the name to The Larchmont.
One of the new owners, Robert Kass, who is named in the lawsuit, “is a homosexual and openly discussed his sexual orientation with his staff,” according to the suit.
In the lawsuit, Costa alleges Kass would only greet and chat male staffers upon arriving at work and was “condescending and rude” when he did greet Costa.
She was removed altogether from the restaurant’s employee schedule and terminated on June 21, according to the suit.
Costa also alleges she is owed back wages for overtime pay and that she was not provided sufficient meal and rest periods.
A representative for The Larchmont did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the suit.
Wasn’t that the restaurant which used to serve brownies the side of a football?
Those were something!
Big deal; there are plenty of places that only hire attractive women to tend bar. And probably homosexual hangouts that only hire...well, you know.
Sort of an inverse Hooters situation, eh?
Yeah, I always wondered why the Robinsons let Will hang around with that guy.
Homosexuals are nasty, caty bitches....
Generally, when you buy a business, you buy the assets and not the employees.
Employees would be hired or not by the new employer/company.
Regardless of who is working the front of the house, I can all but completely assure you that the staff in the kitchen (where you will get food-bourne illnesses from), is 100% Spanish-speaking.
Especially after topping off your “tank” 2-3 times a day.
They don’t hire guys at Lesbian bars either.
Obviously the guy was turning the joint into a gay bar for men.
Why would she want to stay, Is she a fag hag?
I never understood who Cindy Margolis was and why exactly she was famous... I wish I could legitimately say the same about Kim Kardashian.
Waiters in cummerbunds and Maitre ‘d in Tuxedo or just replaced with men wearing name tags and aprons? Big difference imho between the two.
Can a traditional elegant restaurant get away with a all male serving staff these days?
Maybe. I don’t remember, but their lobster bisque was famous.
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