article_snippet.sent: An African-American woman fired from a Maryland Hooters in 2013 sued the 'breastaurant' - and is now set to receive thousands of dollars from an arbitration ruling.
article_snippet.sent: Farryn Johnson Farryn Johnson was fired from a Maryland Hooters in 2013 sued the breastaurant - and is now set to receive thousands of dollars from an arbitration ruling .
article_snippet.sent: Farryn Johnson also reportedly said a Maryland Hooters violated state civil rights laws, as well as federal ones.
article_snippet.sent: Farryn Johnson's attorney Andrew Levy told the television station 'I hope that a Maryland Hooters sees this as an opportunity to make improvements in the way they train they managers and they way they deal with they employees.'
article_snippet.sent: In a statement, a Maryland Hooters said '[Farryn Johnson claimed that a Maryland Hooters actions were discriminatory and that a Maryland Hooters does not allow African-American women to wear colors in African-American women hair that are not natural for African-American women ethnicity.
article_snippet.sent: Farryn Johnson's claims of discrimination are simply without merit,' a Maryland Hooters said.
article_snippet.sent: The arbitrator's decision in the case was 'adverse and flawed,' a Maryland Hooters said. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Farryn Johnson was fired from a Hooters in 2013 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: a Hooters has said Farryn Johnson 'claims of discrimination are simply without merit'
  a Hooters has said Farryn Johnson's lawyers are actually getting $244,000, while Farryn Johnson is getting around $12,000 .