The brothel, which promotes itself as "Melbourne's home of the happy ending", claims there was never any employment relationship with Mr Larosa and he should not be entitled to any compensation. That behaviour first occurred in and continued into ", according to an affidavit filed by lawyers acting for the brothel owner.
Hells Angels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang. Credit: Wolter Peeters. But Mr Larosa, who initiated Federal Court proceedings in , claims he was appointed as senior manager by the brothel's former owner in In a statement of claim Mr Larosa said he was responsible for a range of tasks including organising the staff roster, meeting suppliers and performing administrative duties.
In , the brothel changed hands and in June Mr Larosa's role was terminated after he asked the new owner about the superannuation entitlements of his former partner who had worked as an escort at Club before her sudden death in a car accident, according to legal documents.
Collingwood brother Number Credit: Chris Hopkins. Lawyers for Mr Larosa have accused the brothel owners of breaching several sections of the Fair Work Act, while also failing to honour contractual obligations to the Hells Angel, who also trains greyhounds. He said Mr Larosa would reserve his legal rights to take defamation action against The Age. Many of the claims made by Mr Larosa and his legal team have been denied in a defence statement by lawyers acting for the owner of the brothel, Benzcorp Pty Limited.
The Age has decided not to name the owner, who is understood to be to be concerned about the safety of his family and recently had 11 security cameras installed at his home in Melbourne's inner-north.
