Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Hooters Sued for Weight Discrimination

Wall Street Journal Blog
May 24, 2010, 1:28 PM ET
By Nathan Koppel

It’s news to us, but evidently weight discrimination is a cause of action, at least in Michigan.
Hooters was sued today in Michigan for allegedly violating a state law that bars discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, age, sex, height and, yes, weight. (Here’s a copy of the law.)

Full Story: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/05/24/hooters-sued-for-weight-discrimination/

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