A Southern California jury has ordered an employer to pay $2,331,319 to two waitresses who said they were sexually harassed by other employees and then retaliated against after they complained. Rebecca Barklage and Malissa McCard worked at Birraporetti’s Restaurant in Costa Mesa. They claimed that the kitchen staff and several busboys repeatedly harassed them. One waitress said that she was fired because she was too afraid to return to work due to threats of retaliation by one of the busboys. The two women also claimed that their complaints to management were ignored. The restaurant, which has reportedly filed for bankruptcy as a result of the verdict, denied receiving any complaints.
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