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In the latest lawsuit against Nusr-et Gökçe, known more often as Salt Bae, two more ex-employees of the critically-panned Nusr-Et Steakhouse have filed workplace discrimination lawsuits against their former employer. According to the New York Post, the lawsuits claim that non-Turkish employees had allegedly been discriminated against. Each lawsuit is asking for $500,000.
The suits, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court last week, launch several claims against the experience of working at Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et. The allegations run the gamut from a non-Turkish worker allegedly being given less lucrative tables, to a Dominican bartender who was reportedly told to change into a “a short skirt, high-heels and a revealing top” while other Turkish coworkers were allegedly not asked to do the same.
Back in August of this year, five employees sued Salt Bae over alleged unpaid overtime wages at his NYC restaurants. It wasn’t the first time the restaurant had been sued, either. In 2019, a lawsuit claimed that Salt Bae had been mishandling tips at his New York restaurant.
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