Court rules waitresses can be fired for gaining weight

[HuckleB]

The Borgata Casino in New Jersey has a rule stating waitresses are not allowed to gain or lose more than seven pounds
http://money.aol.co.uk/2015/09/21/court-rules-waitresses-can-be-fired-for-gaining-weight/

"An appeals court in New Jersey, USA has ruled that the Borgata Casino can tell its waitresses that they will be fired if they gain too much weight or even if they lose too much weight.

This is based on a lawsuit that was brought on Borgata as a result of their very strict policy regarding their waitresses, who are known as the Borgata Babes.

The casino claims it makes the waitresses aware of this from the moment they're hired, telling them that they're are not supposed to gain or lose more than seven pounds while working there.

According to the Associated Press, the court said: "the Borgata Casino's personal appearance standards are lawful. But it also said part of a lawsuit brought by 21 servers should be returned to a lower court to determine if 11 of the women were subjected to a hostile work environment over enforcement."


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Well, umm. Hmm.

[nichomachus]

1. Disney started this

They claimed that all their venues were "performances" and all employees -- no matter what they did -- were "cast members." This allowed Disney to impose appearance standards that wouldn't be tolerated elsewhere.

[Angry Dragon]

2. to be fair this verdict should apply to all employees ... including management

[KamaAina]

3. So I take it they're not supposed to get pregnant?

[Glassunion]

4. I could go up or down 7lbs over a weekend.

So... I would not apply for the job. That, and my legs are pretty hairy.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Well, see, you could shave a pound or two in one sitting.

Problem solved.

[spanone]

6. we are one screwed-up nation

[Warpy]

7. How about their male staffers?

Seems to me that a case could be made for extreme gender bias.

[HuckleB]

8. +1,000,000 ... 000