Latin Alt-Music Boss Hit With Suit Alleging Kinky Sexual
Harassment  Categories: Lawsuits  Tomas Cookman See also:
Nacional's Pastime.  Nacional Records is a little L.A. label
(distributed by RED/Sony Music Entertainment) known for
practically creating the "Latin alternative" category with
spotlight-worthy artists such as Los Amigos Invisibles, Kinky
and former members of the Tijuana crew known as Nortec
Collective.  Now the label has to contend with unwanted
attention for a sexual harassment lawsuit against its owner
Tomas Cookman, who's also behind the annual Latin Alternative
Music Conference in New York. Cookman denies the allegations:
The suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court and forwarded to
the Weekly by the plaintiffs' attorneys, claims the married
label boss harassed two female employees and created a hostile
work environment.  A summary of the claims alleges the
following:  The lawsuit alleges that Cookman created a sexually
hostile work environment for his female employees by, among
other thin