Employees at the Twin Peaks restaurant chain have filed federal complaints claiming the company forced them to wear revealing lingerie and line up for weekly body evaluations.
Employees at the Twin Peaks restaurant chain have filed federal complaints claiming the company forced them to wear revealing lingerie and line up for weekly body evaluations.
Employees at the Twin Peaks restaurant chain have filed federal complaints claiming the company forced them to wear revealing lingerie and line up for weekly body evaluations.
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retaliated against, including constructive discharge, for objecting to said sexual harassment, protected
activities in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended.
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s/s/ is i[EEOC For § = Amended Complaint of Sarah Blaylock
| wos tired as a bartnder by Twin Peaks Restaurants, located in rand Park,
Minis, on or about Apr of 2016, in anticipation of He grand opening shorty
thereat
| signed a “Twin Peaks Job Deserbtn” employment agreement, consenting to
wear an “approved Twin Posts Git Unform. Exhibit 1 The Uniform was hot
fexpliy described; nowever, consist of short short a veneck ait provided
by ie restaurant, knee-high Socks, and boots" Exot 2 Over he couse of my
‘employment, management proved us with dferort shins. kom tna tote,
Echo The shits exposed cleavage anda vary smal ection of rif whieh |
‘id nat mind wearing.
‘Approximetely sie months into my employment, management implemented
“ress-up days foreng me, and all ther female watresses and bariondere, 0
wear inappropriate clthing similar to what one would see in a stip club,
Inctusing, but nt ed to, ingore and bikini: Exh 4 For spots tear tome
ays, we were forced to purchase team shits thon cut them downto Inches,
seen only covering Gu roasts. Exh 5, Inthe dead of winter, we were
required to wear bins for “Snow Bunny Week" Exo 6 For Christmas, Iwas
forced to wear underwear tht exposed the lower poran of my butlocks, Seo
Exhibit We were to, Lose mora”
\We were force to pay forall ofthese costumes out of our own pocket, coating
‘me hundreds cf colar. For the avoidance of doubt Twin Peaks a restaurart
and sports bar is nota stip cub. Adationay, I never contractual consented
wah Twin Peaks to purchase or wear any cating ther than the provised for
shi,
We were nat given an onion to refuse wearing these costumes; infact, i was
compulsory. Management tod me, "i you dont tke i you can leave." feared |
would lose my job i id nt comply wih the dressup days, despite folng
Greomtonatie
For the week of Valentine's Day, 2017, management initutes “Sweetheart
Linger Week.” requtg al bartenders and walvesees fo purchase and wea
linger that revealod the lower porlon of our buttocks. Management took
Pictures of usin ingere and posted us on thew’ puble social medi beeaunt,
Exit
(On February 10, 2017, Orland Park palce officers vised Twin Peaks afer
Teoeiing “Rumerous complains regarding. sewers a Twin Peake wearing
lingerie that was very exposing in ature” Evi & I wes ot present on this
oteEEOC Form 5 ~ Amended Complaint of Sarah Blaylock
According to the police report, upon officers’ arrival, they “observed almost every
employee dressed in lingerie that exposed their buttocks.” Officers advised
managers :: (ENN a ts jrornon ere sion
of the local ordinance for indecent exposure. Following a verbal waming, the
managers assured the officers they understood the ordinance and promised to
comply. See Exhibit 8
On February 11, 2017, the very next day, | wore the required lingerie for my
‘scheduled shift. In fact RE omancd | send pictures of myself in said
lingerie to obtain his approval. Earlier in the week, on February 7, 2017, Twin
Peaks posted a picture of me in said lingerie on its Instagram account. Exhibit 9.
did not want to take a picture in lingerie, nor did I want it to be posted online;
however, | feared retaliation if | objected.
Upon my arrival to work that day, management told me about the police visit and
warming but said to disregard them because the lingerie was not illegal
Management insisted that | still wear the lingerie and reveal the lower half of my
buttocks.
Again, Orland Park police received anonymous complaints on this date. When
plain clothes officers returned to Twin Peaks, they observed me, and three other
female employees, with exposed buttocks. According to police, ‘Manager I
(MME stated he believed all his employees were in compliance with the
ordinance.” Exhibit 10. In front of patrons, the officers demanded the women go
into the managers’ office. Once in the office, officers individually ticketed me and
three other women for “Conduct of Licensee (waitress with exposed buttocks).”
Exhibits 11-12. Humiliated and terrified, | put on a pair of shorts and completed
my shift.
The managers then told me, and the other female employees, they would
“handle” the tickets and we did not need to appear in court. | consistently asked
about the status of the ticket and we always received the same answer: “Do not
worry about it. We handled it” | did not find out until recently, through my
attomey Tamara Holder, that Twin Peaks hired an attorney, ‘on my
behalf and without my permission, He pleaded me liable for the offense, without
my consent. Exhibit 13. Additionally, INNINMI never notified me of the 35-day
Tight to appeal; and as a result, this conviction is now permanently on my record.
!am a nursing student and fear this will adversely affect my ability to get a job.
Being criminalized for following Twin Peaks’ orders to dress like a stripper is not
my only complaint.
In addition to being forced to wear sexually revealing clothing, we were also
Subjected to a grading system. Exhibit 14.
Page 2 of 3EEOC Form 5 — Amended Complaint of Sarah Blaylock
Several months after | was hired, management instituted a grading system and
“Ranking Report.” Before every shift, we were ordered to line up against the wall,
and then they graded us on our hair, makeup, and “tone.” The managers took
Pictures of us, and degraded our appearance based on their subjective opinions
of our stomach, legs, arms, and buttocks.
If we were too fat, in their opinion, we received a low grade. This grade
determined where we were placed in the restaurant. If we received a low grade,
we were penalized and placed in a section with few customers. We were not
allowed to eat during our shifts. We were only offered a free meal off of the “spa
menu.” | was rarely given a break. If | attempted to eat during my shift, | was
accused of being fat. IINNINNE—Moften said to us, “Somebody doesn't want a good
tone grade,” if he saw us eating. After most shifts, | went home famished and
dehydrated. Sometimes, frequent customers that knew we were not allowed to
eat offered to buy us meals. | was rarely given a break, as required by law.
But there were ways to increase your grade: For example, it was common
knowledge that women who slept with [II or gave him illegal drugs,
received a higher grade. | always avoided him for reason. As a result,
however, my grade often suffered. Additionally, MINN often recruited
strippers, who were under the age of 21, to work as bartenders, adversely
affecting my bartending shifts because | was older and not a stripper. He
bragged about changing the payroll codes to avoid getting caught
The “dressing room” did not have a door. Exhibit 15. A video camera was
installed at the entrance to the room. See Exhibit 15. NNN often closed the
blinds to his office to watch video of us changing,
This “dressing room” was located adjacent to the kitchen. The male cooks
consistently “cat-called” and harassed us. The area was so hostile that | stopped
changing at work, and instead dressed at home.
There was no sexual harassment training. There was no human resources
department. The managers consistently told me, “If you don't like it here, you can
leave." | constantly worked in fear of degradation, as well as retaliation,
Finally, in April of 2017, | stopped coming into work, as | could no longer handle
the hostile and abusive work environment that caused me, and continues to
cause me, extreme} nal distress.
Signed:
Name:
Date: March 6, 2018
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15100 Ravinia Ave
Orland Park, 1. 60e62 “°2017-00021854
(CASE REPORT
Paanding Final Repon Review Approval
NARRATIVE
‘On 02/10/17 at 1500 hours, | (Officer K. Fitzgibbon #706) and Officer Losurdo #749 were advised
by Chief McCarthy of possible ordinance violations occurring at Twin Peaks, located at 16154
LaGrange Rd. Chief McCarthy advised us the village received numerous complaints regarding
servers at Twin Peaks wearing lingerie that was very exposing in nature.
We went to Twin Peaks and observed almost every employee dressed in lingerie that exposed
their buttocks. The clothing the employees were wearing were in clear violation of the Conduct of
Licensee village ordinance.
We spoke to managers SS and ( cgarding the violations. The
explained the employees were dressed in that manner for a promotion the restaurant was running
for “Lingerie Wook” Neng jexplained the village ordinance in detail and advised their
employees were in violation. pit hes advised to ensure all of their employees were
in compliance with the ordinance by 1730 hours, Aililand were told if they were not in
compliance with the ordinance at that time, they and all employees still in violation would be
issued Municipal Violation citations.
At 1730 hours, Lt. Sinko, Of. Losurdo, and | returned to Twin Peaks. We walked around the
restaurant and observed all of the employees were now in compliance with the ordinance. All of
the employees now had on larger shorts which covered their buttocks completely. We spoke to
[EEE who stated he had purchased new shorts for the employees to wear so they would be in
compliance. IEE assured us there would be no more violations of this ordinance in the future
Ihave nothing further to report.
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CASE REPORT
Pending Final Report Review Approval
NARRATIVE
On 02/11/46 at 1916 hours, | (Officer K. Fitzgibbon #706) and Officer Losurdo #749 were advised
by Lieutenant Sinko #102 there was an anonymous citizen complaint regarding the employees at
Twin Peaks (16154 LaGrange Rd) wearing lingerie that was very exposing in nature. The same
type of complaint was also received on 02/10/17,
On 02/10/17, Officer Losurdo, Chief McCarthy, and { went to the restaurant and spoke to the
managers on scene. The managers were advised of the Conduct of Licensee village ordinance
and told to have employees change into clothing that is in compliance with the ordinance.
‘The managers were also advised the business and any employee in violation of the ordinance
would be issued Municipal Ordinance citations. Ail employees changed and were in compliance
later that day. See general case report 2017-21854 for further information regarding that incident.
On today's date, Officer Martyn #727 and | went into the restaurant in plain clothes to see if there
were any violations. When we entered, we observed an employee, later identified 2s amma
(EEE at the front of the restaurant with her buttocks exposed. I was wearing underwear
which only covered a portion of the top of her buttocks.
As Officer Martyn and | walked throughout the restaurant, we observed three other employees
with their buttocks exposed. The employees were later identified 25 Aj.—_
EE, and Sarah Blaylock. —, (GERBB and Sarah were all wearing underwear which
only covered a portion of the top of their buttocks.
RS GE, anc Sarah all had underwear that left the majority of their buttocks
xposed, All the remaining staff were in compliance with the village ordinance.
Wo spoke to SEE the manager who was advised of the village ordinance on 02/10/17.
HBB tated he believed all his employees were in compliance with the ordinance. We explained
to MEEEfour employees were in violation. We explained to = am MB and
Sarah the reason they were in violation of the statute was due to their buttoeke Betyg exposed.
WRB and MEE put on larger shorts which now covered their buttocks. Wand Sarah had
garments over their underwear that they pulled down to cover their buttocks. When we initially
observed [IEEEland Sarah, the garments over their underwear were pulled up leaving their
buttocks exposed.
All subjects were brought into the manager's office. The business was issued an MV citation for
Conduct of Licensee (2989/7-4-23). The business’ citation was given to [ii i
HH and Sarah were issued MV citations for Conduct of Licensee (2989/7-4-32.1). All subjects
were advised of their mandatory court date of 03/14/17 at 1330 hours at the Orland Park C
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