Chef Mario Batali, Partner to Pay $600,000 in Harassment Deal
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Celebrity chef Mario Batali, his former business partner and their company will pay $600,000 to at least 20 former employees in a settlement of sexual harassment claims at their New York City restaurants.
Batali, Joe Bastianich and management company B&B Hospitality reached the deal after a four-year investigation into “a sexualized culture of misconduct and harassment” that included sexual comments and unwanted advances by managers and coworkers at Babbo, Lupa and the now-closed Del Posto restaurants, New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement Friday.