A second waitress at Hooters restaurant in Roseville filed a weight discrimination lawsuit today against the Atlanta-based chain about two hours after company executives sought to defend its image standard at a news conference.
The latest lawsuit in Macomb County Circuit Court says Hooters fired Leanne Convery for failing to lose sufficient weight in August 2009. The suit comes less than two weeks after 20-year-old Cassie Smith filed suit against Hooters of America, claiming the restaurant placed her on weight probation.
Both are represented by the Sam Bernstein Law Firm in Farmington Hills and cite the Michigan Civil Rights Act, which bars employers from discrimination on the basis of religion, marital status, race, age, height and weight.
At 10:30 a.m. today, a Hooters executive, flanked by three Hooters waitresses, called the first lawsuit “baseless and self-serving” and said the restaurant chain has the right to uphold image standards because the waitresses are entertainers. Press Conference
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