At porn king Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club, they say, “Larry knows what you want” — and it apparently doesn’t include pregnant waitresses.
A former server at the West Side skin palace claims she was demoted, then fired, after her baby bump became visible.
Josie Muriel, 27, filed suit in Manhattan federal court yesterday, demanding unspecified damages from the swanky strip club for alleged sex and gender discrimination.
Court papers say Muriel was hired in May 2010 and “performed her duties and responsibilities without any issue.”
But after she got pregnant and began to “show” her pregnancy in May, Muriel claims, her bosses and colleagues “became distant, secretive and often asked how long she planned to continue working.”
Within days, she says, her work schedule was slashed to just one day a week.
“Hustler’s senior management informed Ms. Muriel that her ‘condition’ (i.e., pregnancy) made her a liability to the club,” the court filing says.
There was no answer last night at Muriel’s Hackensack, NJ, apartment, which a neighbor said Muriel shares with her boyfriend and infant son.
Club manager Tom White and lawyer Beth Gereg both declined to comment, citing company policy.
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