The owner of a Mexican restaurant in New York City got a seriousslapdown from a state appellate court over his treatment of alesbian chef.
As reported in the publication LBGTQNation,Gloria's Tribecamex and its owner, Edward Globokar, wereordered to pay Mirella Salemi $1.6 million in damages.
The case rests upon incidents that occurred between 2004 and2007 at another Mexican-themed restaurant owned by the defendantswhere Salemi was employed. Salemi, the publication said, claimedshe was forced to attend weekly prayer meetings at work wherehomosexuality was described as sinful.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
