Dozens of Workers Detail Sexual Misconduct at Applebee’s, IHOP Franchises | Eater

"Subject to numerous sexual-harassment complaints dating back to 2010, this national breakfast and family-dining chain has had multiple federal lawsuits brought against franchise owners; one pending EEOC class-action, filed on behalf of 11 employees, targets two Illinois franchise locations owned by Khalid Ramadan and alleges severe misconduct such as a manager threatening violence to coerce sex and repeated groping by another manager. Complainants contend local management ignored or condoned the behavior; some cases have settled while others remain in arbitration or federal court. The corporate parent has not been named in those suits and maintains that individual franchisees establish and enforce anti-harassment policies." - Whitney Filloon