Hooters lawsuit raises questions about racy restaurants’ policies

Words from Elissa 
Elan, 
Northeast 
Editor

There’s a weighty issue working its way through Michigan courts.
 Recently, a judge decided that a waitress in Michigan could move forward in her attempt to sue the Atlanta-based Hooters chain for weight discrimination despite a hearty attempt by the defense to throw the case out.
 According to court papers, it seems that the server, Cassandra Marie Smith, a former employee at a Hooters in Roseville, Mich., claims she was fired from her job for being overweight. The 5-foot-8-inch Smith ...

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