"Bowlero Executive Alleges Threats and Retaliation in Extortion Lawsuit"
Former Bowlero executive Thomas Tanase has filed a proposed countersuit alleging extortion and retaliation by the company, claiming that an executive threatened to report him to the FBI if he didn't admit to spilling company secrets. Tanase, who was fired in May and filed a discrimination claim with the EEOC, also alleges that Bowlero's lawsuit against him was brought in retaliation for his refusal to sign a termination agreement. The company denies the claims and has asked the court to deny Tanase's request to countersue and to sanction him. Bowlero has been embroiled in an EEOC investigation involving more than 70 former employees who claim they were unlawfully fired, with the agency finding reasonable cause in the majority of the complaints.
