Former Hooters Waitress Claims She Was Ousted After Brain Surgery

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Sandra Lupo says Hooter's discriminated against her for having brain surgery.
Sandra Lupo says Hooter's discriminated against her for having brain surgery.

At 27, Sandra Lupo received some scary news: She needed brain surgery to remove a noncancerous cranial mass. She had a buzz cut, the surgery was completed, and she returned to work, with a scar. But what followed, says the former Hooters waitress, was even more horrifying: Her St. Peters, Mo., employer required her to wear a wig. (Lupo is pictured on the left, in a healed state.)

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