A University of Alberta student studied servers' experiences wearing high heels in restaurants to find out if others thought it was a “potential hazard.”

A server who claims her doctor’s note was denied when she tried to get out of wearing high heels during a shift at an Original Joe’s restaurant says she could barely walk after her first shift in the shoes, and was forced to quit.

After Global News reported claims that Moxie’s servers were forced to wear high heels at work, young women from two other restaurant chains have come forward with similar complaints.

The Moxie’s restaurant chain champions their “stylish environment”—but some Calgary servers are coming forward with claims they were forced to wear high heels at work.

It was an anonymous gift that had diners flabbergasted. A stranger, dining at a restaurant in south Edmonton, covered the bill for everyone in the lounge.