Mar-a-Lago Club

Mar-a-Lago Chef Claims He Was Fired for Uncovering Sexual Harassment | Eater

"A Palm Beach resort owned by Donald Trump is being sued by former executive pastry chef Graham Randall, who alleges he was fired in retaliation after encouraging coworkers to report sexual harassment by two senior managers, food and beverage director Aaron Fuller and executive chef Bogdan Boerean. According to the suit, pastry chefs Chelsea Braswell and Elisa Cordon complained of inappropriate text messages and Randall directed them to human resources; an internal investigation resulted in written reprimands for Fuller and Boerean, who apologized and thanked Randall. Six months later Randall was terminated, ostensibly because of lost income from cancelled charity events, but he contends the firing was retaliatory and points to evidence the resort was financially healthy — including a Department of Labor request to hire foreign workers and a reported 25% revenue increase year-over-year in mid-2017. Randall previously filed charges with the EEOC and the Florida Commission on Human Relations and is seeking damages and reinstatement as executive pastry chef; the suit notes the accused managers appear to remain employed." - Monica Burton