Moët Hennessy is facing accusations of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and unfair dismissal in a lawsuit that people who have worked at the business say is symptomatic of wider cultural problems at LVMH’s €6 billion ($10.6 billion) drinks division.
Maria Gasparovic, former chief of staff to the wine and spirits business’s global head of distribution Jean-Marc Lacave, was fired in June last year, four months after alerting her managers and human resources department to alleged misconduct by more senior colleagues.
