INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The head chef and other male cooks at Boss Man Tacos are accused of sexual harassment of female servers at its Highland, Indiana, restaurant, according to a lawsuit from the Indianapolis district office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The lawsuit claims that female employees, including teenagers, were subjected to a hostile work environment.

The harassment reportedly included trapping women in restrooms and walk-in refrigerators, making unwanted sexual advances, inappropriate touching, and lewd comments.

The commission claims that the harassment was severe enough to compel some employees to quit their jobs.

The restaurant is located at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Lincoln Street in Highland. It does business at Bossman Tacos LLC.

The lawsuit says Boss Man Tacos violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sexual harassment.

The lawsuit was filed in the Hammond division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

The sides are trying to reach a settlement, the commission said in a news release.

Kenneth L. Bird, Indianapolis regional attorney for the commission, said in a statement in a news release, “Employers have a responsibility to create a safe working environment for their employees, especially when the company hires young employees who may not know their rights and may be particularly vulnerable to harassment in the workplace.”

Highland, a Lake County town of 23,500 residents, is in northwest Indiana.

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