Hooters employee wins benefits after being denied work for showing physical signs of suffering DV.

Yeah, I had to write the whole thing out, since the news report calls her “beaten” which just doesn’t site well with me as a headline or a way to describe someone who has suffered both from domestic violence and then job discrimination.
Let’s face it, Hooters is one of my least favorite companies in America. They cater to the lowest common denominator of male arousal via normative white beauty standards and create spaces where women are objectified. They also serve crappy food. And while this story isn’t surprising (unfortunately), it is disgusting.
A young women suffered a severe life threatening attack and since the physical signs of the attack were apparent, Hooters said she was not fit to work. The world according to Hooters, this is totally logical right? The world according to common sense, I think this is actually-inhumane.

A waitress was barred from working at the Hooters restaurant in Davenport after a violent physical attack left her bruised and unable to meet company standards for maintaining a “glamorous appearance.”
The waitress alleges she was fired after taking time off to recover from the assault. Hooters officials say the waitress abandoned her job, but also say that the woman’s bruised body made her temporarily ineligible to work as a “Hooters Girl.”

You can read the rest of the story here. (Trigger warning)