Erica Herman, Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend who's suing the golf famous person for $30 million, alleges that Woods compelled her to signal a non-disclosure settlement concerning their sexual relationship or danger dropping her job at his restaurant.

The non-disclosure settlement (NDA) was a beforehand recognized ingredient of the lawsuit, however a state courtroom submitting on Friday in Florida spelled out Herman’s place on the important thing piece of proof.

According to USA Today, Herman’s lawyer, Benjamin Hodas, wrote, “Mr. Woods was Ms. Herman’s boss. On Mr. Woods’s own portrayal of events, he imposed an NDA on her as a condition to keep her job when she began having a sexual relationship with him. A boss imposing different work conditions on his employee because of their sexual relationship is sexual harassment.”

Hodas’ doc added, “Tiger Woods, the internationally renowned athlete and one of the most powerful figures in global sports, decided to pursue a sexual relationship with his employee, then -- according to him -- forced her to sign an NDA about it or else be fired from her job,” mentioned the doc filed by her lawyer. “And, when he became disgruntled with their sexual relationship, he tricked her into leaving her home, locked her out, took her cash, pets, and personal possessions, and tried to strong-arm her into signing a different NDA.”

The Friday submitting additionally particulars Herman’s model of occasions main as much as Woods allegedly kicking her out of the house they share.

Per USA Today, the courtroom doc from Hodas said, “The landlord made the availability of her housing conditional on her having sexual relationship with a co-tenant. That conduct amounts to sexual harassment under federal and Florida fair housing laws.

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“The short summary of events here and the Defendant’s own linking of the purported agreement to his sexual motivations in both her employment and housing are sufficient to bring this case within the ambit of the Ending Forced Arbitration Act.”

USA Today reported that it was unable to succeed in Woods’ lawyer, J.B. Murray, for remark. Murray beforehand said that Herman was “not a victim of sexual assault or abuse.”