New York’s famous Tavern on the Green restaurant in Central Park has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle claims that employees were sexually and racially harassed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday.

This agreement settles the EEOC lawsuit which said harassment of employees often occurred at the restaurant, including demands for sex acts, offensive comments towards blacks, ridiculing of Hispanic accents and groping women’s breasts and buttocks.

These activities reportedly occurred between January 1, 1999 and September 24, 2007 and were perpetrated by staff at all levels including top management, the EEOC said.

EEOC declared it was satisfied with the result of the trial and believed the settlement would provide “appropriate relief for the individuals who have been harmed.”

"We are likewise glad that this employer is taking proactive measures to ensure a discrimination-free workplace," EEOC attorney Kam Wong said, as quoted by Reuters.

In a statement, the restaurant said it was pleased that the case was “amicably settled” and insisted that "the management staff whose alleged actions were cited in the filing have not been associated with the restaurant for years."

The $2.2 million will go into a fund for victims of harassment and retaliation. The restaurant announced it would also distribute a revised policy against discrimination and retaliation and provide employee training on the issue.