NAAFA Applauds Michigan Judge’s Decision

NAAFA applauds Michigan Judge Peter Maceroni’s decision to allow an employment discrimination suit against Hooters of Roseville to proceed. Weight discrimination is as prevalent as racial and gender discrimination according to Yale University
By: NAAFA
 
Aug. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- Oakland, CA - NAAFA applauds the decision of Macomb County Circuit Judge Peter Maceroni to uphold the anti-discrimination law of Michigan.  Judge Maceroni decided recently not to dismiss a lawsuit against Hooters by two waitresses fired because of their minimal weight gain.  Michigan is the only state in the US that has a law in place which protects against employment discrimination based on height and weight.  

NAAFA commends Cassandra Smith and Leanne Convery for standing up for their legal rights.  Hooters’ practices appear to discriminate based on gender as well as weight.  Their male assistant regional manager who refused an interview with the local news reporter is a very large man.

Policies such as those being enforced at Hooters for their female waitresses are directly responsible for creating undue stress in the workplace which can lead to a myriad of serious health risks such as eating disorders, anxiety disorders, elevated blood pressure and heart disease, gastrointestinal disorders and more.

NAAFA strongly urges individuals to take action by writing letters of protest to Hooters of Roseville Inc. and Atlanta-based Hooters of America Inc. Hit them where it will hurt the most, in their pocketbooks, by taking your business elsewhere until Hooters is forced to reverse their policy. Cancel any existing reservations you have at any Hooters facility if at all possible and make certain that they know you are cancelling because of their weight control policy for their waitresses.

On the web:  http://www.naafa.org
           
For more information contact:
Peggy Howell, Public Relations Director, NAAFA
email:  naafa_pr@yahoo.com   phone:  (707)246-6116

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Founded in 1969, NAAFA is a non-profit civil rights organization dedicated to ending size discrimination. Our goal is for people of size to be accepted with dignity and equality and will pursue this goal through advocacy, public education, and support.
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