Overview
- Miguel Marchese says Hazie’s notified him by email that his termination was effective the following day, weeks after the Dec. 13 incident.
- Video from that night shows an intoxicated patron, identified by police as Shireen Afkari, grabbing Marchese’s hair before he tripped her on the sidewalk.
- Afkari was arrested for public intoxication and was later fired by her employer, Strava, according to reports.
- A severance agreement reviewed by SFGATE cites the tripping incident and references Marchese’s social media criticism of chef and co-owner Joey Altman.
- San Francisco’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement has opened an investigation into Hazie’s after employees filed wage and tip theft claims, and the restaurant has not issued a substantive comment in the coverage.