Developer Sued
May 21, 2008
Developer Is Sued By Former DeputyThe developer of New York’s Metropolitan Tower and Riverterrace, Harry Macklowe, has been sued by his former second in command, Warren Cole, who asserts that Mr. Macklowe tried to coerce him into accepting a small fraction of what he is owed. [Read more]
Discrimination Against Spanish-Speaking Worker
May 21, 2008
A former saleswoman for the Baccarat store on Madison Avenue was awarded $500,000 by a Federal jury on Friday after she testified that the company president complained about her Puerto Rican accent, barred her from speaking Spanish to a co-worker, and finally dismissed her from her job selling crystal and china because of her ethnic origins. [Read more]
Two Housekeepers at Hotel Accuse Supervisors
May 21, 2008
Two Housekeepers at Hotel Accuse Supervisors and Colleagues of Sexual Harassment. For months, in the hallways and suites of a hotel in midtown Manhattan, two housekeepers said they were groped and sexually harassed by their superiors. When they complained to the general manager, nothing was done, they said, and after they took their story to a top hotel executive, they were dismissed. [Read more]
