Employees Sue Hooters

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Some Hooters employees are claiming work and wage violations against the Atlanta-based national restaurant chain, saying they were forced to buy their own uniforms and work without pay.

Attorneys representing current and former Hooters employees filed two class-action lawsuits Tuesday in Sacramento and Los
Angeles. They follow a lawsuit filed in San Francisco last year.

Three dozen current and former workers say the franchise required them to buy their own uniforms, work off the clock and
failed to provide lunch breaks as required by law.

The lawsuits also say managers skimmed money from employee tips.

San Francisco attorney Burt Boltuch says the employees are seeking millions in reimbursement and penalties from the franchise.

Hooters did not immediately return an e-mailed request for comment on Wednesday.

AP