More than 50 former female staff at a Wild-West-themed bar in in New York 's Rockefeller Center have received payouts after being forced to work in a 'hyper-sexualized work environment ' that 'degrad [ ed ] and humiliat [ ed ] its female employees ' , according to court records . According to a lawsuit filed at Manhattan Federal Court , women working at Johnny Utah 's bar were required to remove wedding and engagement rings ; wear 'sexually provocative ' , cowboy-style clothing ; take part in bawdy drinking competitions with male customers , sit on their laps , and pour alcohol into their mouths ; and kiss each other while riding a bucking mechanical bull . On one occasion , to mark Thanksgiving , women were even asked to wrestle in a pool of cranberry sauce , the New York Daily News reported . The level of the settlement is not known . Scroll down for video . Exploited : Female staff at Johnny Utah 's bar in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center were allegedly forced to remove their shirts and kiss each other while riding a mechanical bull . There is no suggestion that the woman pictured is one of the plaintiffs . Total bull : The bar is famous for its mechanical bull , which has been at the centre of the sexual exploitation law suit . Female employees at Johnny Utah 's were allegedly forced to dance for male customers and sit on their laps , wear sexy cowgirl outfits , and even wrestle in a pool of cranberry sauce . The working environment at the bar , the suit alleged , led to the women being subjected to 'pervasive and regular unwelcome sexual comments ' and advances by customers and male staff . But those who complained were criticised for not being 'team players ' . 'Managers frequently remind the female servers that they are expendable and tell them that '20 other women ' are willing to take their job , ' court papers said . According to the New York Daily News , female workers were also called 'ugly ' or 'stupid ' by male managers if they were not 'throwing the party ' or looking 'attractive enough ' . They were also forced to play drinking games with the manager of the bar and his friends , the suit says . The bar has also been accused of secretly recording titillating images of the women , and routinely posting them on Twitter , Facebook and its own website without their consent . ' [ Johnny Utah is ] a hyper-sexualized work environment that increases the defendants profits by exploiting , degrading and humiliating its female employees , ' said the court papers . 'Johnny Utah 's is in business of selling food and alcohol to the public , not providing adult entertainment to heterosexual men . ' Destiny Frye , one of the plaintiffs , was 19 when she began working at the bar as a hostess . Despite being under-age , she and others were allegedly ordered to drink before riding the bull . Much of the alleged abuse centred around Johnny Utah 's famous mechanical bull , which once featured on the cartoon show Family Guy . Court papers say that women were urged by their bosses to 'take off their shirts ' and 'kiss other female employees when they ride the bull together ' . Embarrassing : Johnny Utah 's mechanical bull is so notorious that it once featured on Fox Broadcasting company cartoon Family Guy . Its sexual connotations are satirised by the character Peter , who is shown wearing a bikini top . Party time : Johnny Utah 's publicity posters featured sexually provocative images of women , seemingly leaving potential customers in little doubt about what to expect . Female employees were allegedly required to remove their wedding rings before starting work , and to flirt with male customers - and each other . 'During the ride , the Johnny Utah 's DJ periodically stops the music and announces over the microphone that if the female employees who are riding the bull `` make out '' with each other , there will be a free round of shots of alcohol for all customers , ' the papers said . 'The customers yell and scream for the female employees to kiss one another ' , and the women were 'expected to submit to the degradation ' . This is not the first time that the restaurant and bar , which is owned by John Sullivan , who also owns the popular bars McFadden 's and Calico Jack 's , has found itself in court . Over the years , a number of personal injury lawsuits have been brought on account of the mechanical bull . Den of iniquity : Johnny Utah 's bar , in New York 's Rockefeller Center , has been plagued by scandal after scores of female former employees alleged that they had been routinely sexually exploited while working at the bar . The company has settled for an unspecified sum with more than 50 plaintiffs .
The women were forced to remove wedding rings , sit on male customers ' laps , and kiss each other while riding a mechanical bull , say court papers . On one occasion , some were asked to wrestle in a pool of cranberry sauce . Some were secretly filmed and the footage was put online without consent . Johnny Utah 's bar , located in New York 's Rockefeller Center , has settled with more than 50 former employees for an unspecified amount .