NLRB ALJ Finds Hooters’ Handbook Rules and Termination of Waitress To Be Unlawful

On May 19th, an NLRB administrative law judge (“ALJ”) found that a Hooters franchise located in Ontario, California unlawfully fired a waitress after she complained about a bikini contest run by the restaurant. The ALJ also held that Hooters maintained unlawful rules in its employee handbook, and that it unlawfully maintained an arbitration agreement that required employees to waive the right to bring class claims.

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