Kobe steak houses to pay $80,000

May 14, 2008

Three area Kobe Japanese Steak Houses have agreed to pay $80,000 and implement anti-harassment policies to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed this month by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The suit accused managers at the White Marsh and Largo locations, along with a Virginia restaurant, of sexual and racial discrimination toward Hispanic female workers. The settlement, which includes cash payments to four employees as well as anti-harassment rules and training at the restaurants, does not constitute an admission of liability or finding of guilt based on the facts, according to court papers.

Tricia Bishop