Steakhouse of horrors: Popular eatery fined for sexual harassment, racism

CLIFTON - Seven former and current workers of the Alexus Steakhouse & Tavern in Clifton will receive settlement money after state investigators found a former manager subjected employees to sexual harassment, unwanted touching and racial discrimination.

The restaurant on Valley Road near the Montclair border will pay $80,000 to resolve allegations it fostered a daily climate of harassment and racism, Attorney General Christopher Porrino said in a statement Thursday.

Of that money, $50,000 will be paid to a female worker who was sexually harassed and $30,000 will go to employees who experienced racist comments and national origin discrimination, Porrino said.

"There is no room in the workplace for racist remarks and/or derogatory comments about people of a particular ethnicity or culture," Porrino said. "It is unlawful, it is wrong, and we are committed to standing up for anyone who has been subjected to such conduct.".

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