Restaurant Slapped With Whistleblower Retaliation and Defamation Lawsuit Print
Thursday, 13 March 2014 13:48

Miaminewtimes.com - Attorneys have filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Civil Court that claims Versailles Restaurantfired two employees for reporting illegal goings-on at the iconic eatery, including hiring undocumented workers, sexual-orientation harassment, and wage and hour violations.

The lawsuit, which names Versailles and its owner, Felipe A. Valls Sr., as defendants, was filed this past Friday on behalf of former Versailles general manager Rigoberto Hernandez and Adriam Mena, a former waiter there. The suit lists numerous charges the two men claim they witnessed during their time at the restaurant, which attracts some of Miami's top politicians. Hernandez claims the restaurant's human resources officer and co-owner, Janet Valls, said that "she could make the undocumented workers 'disappear' if they were ever investigated by immigration authorities." Continue