Trump Golf Club Accused of Forcing Women to Wear Tiny, Tight Uniforms

Staff at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey forced an employee to wear a revealing uniform as part of a sexually charged workplace that “treated women as nothing but a prop,” a lawsuit alleges.

Maria Hadley, a former banquet server and event team member at the golf course in Bedminster, filed a lawsuit Monday in New Jersey Superior Court alleging she endured rampant sexual harassment and intimidation prior to her resignation in late August.

“She walked into a workplace that treated women as nothing but a prop,” the 70-page filing reads. “Women were expected to look pleasing, work without complaint, and stay quiet. Managers and male coworkers treated plaintiff and other women differently because of their gender. They harassed them. They crossed lines. They forced Plaintiff to wear a revealing uniform. They told women to ‘smile more.’ They called teenage guests ‘sexy.’ They brushed off harassment by guests because the men were ‘just men’ and had paid a lot to be there.”

Newsweek reached out to Trump National Golf Club, the Trump Organization and attorneys for Hadley for comment on Tuesday.

Hadley, who was hired in February 2025, also accused a bartender at the club, Pothula Rajeshwara, of serving alcohol to underage female employees without their consent, setting off a retaliation campaign “within hours,” the lawsuit claims.

“Trump National cut her hours,” the filing says. “It pushed her into worse assignments. Coworkers and supervisors shut her out. Management did nothing to fix the problem, even after her complaints.”

The alleged toxic environment “took a toll” on Hadley, whose health declined amid stress that caused her mast cell activation syndrome to worsen, requiring her to be hospitalized twice, according to the lawsuit.

“The conditions became unbearable,” the filing reads. “She had no real choice but to resign.”

Hadley, who said she voted for President Donald Trump three times, said she noticed “gender-based discrimination” throughout the facility shortly after starting her job.

“Men were treated more favorably, were given more desirable work assignments, and put in leadership positions, despite their lesser experience, simply because of their gender,” the lawsuit says.

During one incident, a female employee told club manager Patricio Neira she had been suffering from menstrual cramps, prompting him to lash out, the lawsuit alleges.

“This is why women are so useless because once a month you have to listen to them cry about cramps,” Neira allegedly replied.

Hadley claims she also received a uniform—a polo shirt and golf skirt—that were too small when she started her job and had to take matters into her own hands to get an appropriate size.

“Upon receiving her uniform, plaintiff noticed that the clothing she was given was entirely too small and tight,” the lawsuit reads. “When plaintiff brought this to the attention of defendant Neira, noting he may have given her a junior size, instead of a woman’s size, he stated, ‘If they don’t fit, you don’t work,’ and refused to give her a bigger size. Plaintiff was forced to wear the inappropriate and revealing clothing, until another Defendant Trump National female employee could secretly assist her in obtaining larger sizes.”

The lawsuit also alleges Neira and general manager David Schutzenhofer repeatedly reminded female employees to “smile more” while on the job. Neira even told Hadley to ignore being touched on the buttocks by an unnamed guest since they “pay a lot of money to come here,” according to the filing.

“Apparently, defendant Neira believed just because someone paid a lot of money to attend the club, they had free range to touch and sexually harass female employees,” the lawsuit reads.

Hadley shared some of her concerns about the alleged discrimination with Trump’s son, Eric Trump, in September after she reported Rajeshwara for allegedly serving an underage employee.

“I did not want President that I believe in and voted for each time he ran to be shown in a bad light or lose face,” one of the messages said. “I did what I thought was right. However I was advised yesterday that this same person who was serving a minor and making sexual comments about 12 year old guests with braces is now back at your club in Bedminster. I am absolutely incensed. I strongly suggest you look into this immediately.”

The lawsuit names Trump National Golf Club, Neira, Rajeshwara, Schutzenhofer and another employee, Robin Gubantes, as defendants, as well as several unidentified business entities and unidentified individuals.

“A private golf club with world-class amenities and state-of-the-art facilities providing the ultimate luxury golf club experience,” the club’s website reads. “Spread across historic grounds with the picturesque Somerset Hills as its backdrop, Trump National Bedminster is home to two 18-hole championship courses and an array of world-class amenities.”

Trump, meanwhile, praised the “impeccable” service at the club following a visit last year, but Hadley claimed in the lawsuit that she didn’t receive a hefty bonus since she previously lodged complaints.

“President Trump directed that management provide each employee with a $1,000.00 bonus, specifically looking at plaintiff when he gave this instruction,” the lawsuit alleges. “Despite same, every other employee, other than plaintiff, was given the bonus.”

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