Hooters, the chain identified for its scantily clad waitresses and bare wings, sued for discrimination

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Hooters is going through a lawsuit alleging that one in every of its places in North Carolina didn’t recall sure workers after the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of they have been both Black or had “darkish pores and skin tones.”

The Greensboro, N.C. Hooters laid off greater than 40 workers in March 2020 in response to the pandemic. When the restaurant started recalling workers to return to work in Might 2020, the restaurant recalled “largely workers who have been White or had mild pores and skin tones,” the U.S. Equal Employment Alternative Fee (EEOC) alleges in its lawsuit.

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Signage for a Hooters restaurant. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP through Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)

The lawsuit alleges that greater than half of the Hooters Women have been Black or had “darkish pores and skin tones” previous to the COVID-related layoffs. That determine dropped to solely 8% of the Hooters Women after the Might 2020 recall, based on EEOC.

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The criticism additional alleges that Hooters Women with darkish pores and skin tones “skilled racial hostility and noticed preferential therapy of White workers whereas employed on the restaurant.”

“When recalling workers from a layoff, it’s important that employers study their choice standards to make sure they’re objectively verifiable and free from racial bias,” stated Melinda C. Dugas, regional legal professional for the EEOC’s Charlotte District. “Federal legislation protects workers from race-based decision-making within the phrases of employment together with in layoff, recall and hiring selections.”

NASHVILLE – DECEMBER 31: Hooters Restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photograph By Raymond Boyd/Getty Photographs) (Raymond Boyd / Getty Photographs)