Tavern on the Green, the second-highest grossing restaurant in the country, has found itself in the middle of a legal snafu with the federal government.
According to Crain's, "The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission slapped Tavern on the Green with a lawsuit Monday alleging racial and sexual discrimination." At the heart of the complaint is the allegation that Tavern management took part in “severe and pervasive sexual, racial and national origin harassment,” and that employees who complained about the problem were punished unfairly.
In a statement, the restaurant said that it had previously conducted an investigation into the charges and found them to be baseless. A telephone call to Tavern on the Green was not immediately returned.