ALIVE Seminars And Coaching Academy

Panda Express Worker Allegedly Made to Strip at Self-Improvement Seminar | Eater

"The seminar and coaching company that administered the four‑day program allegedly sponsored by the restaurant is accused of running sessions that “quickly devolved into psychological abuse”: attendees were reportedly barred from phones, kept isolated in a room with doors and windows covered, verbally berated, and subjected to exercises requiring partial undressing and intimate contact while staff allegedly ogled and recorded participants. The provider has stated its training sessions are presented with respect and dignity, but the lawsuit contends the organization functioned as an extension of the employer’s HR and names it alongside the restaurant in claims for sexual battery, hostile work environment, failure to prevent harassment, constructive discharge, and intentional infliction of emotional distress." - Jenny G. Zhang