Renee Gaud and Trisha Hart were hired as “Borgata Babes” by the Atlantic City casino of that name, made to sign an agreement requiring them to maintain hourglass figures and weight proportionate to their height, and were outfitted in “cleavage-baring bustiers, high heels and tight-fitting bolero-style jackets”. Then they discovered that managers were serious about the weight requirement and kept “emphasizing looks over job performance”. What could be more shocking or unexpected? So of course they’re suing (John Curran, “Waitresses sue casino over weight policy, allege discrimination”, AP/Newsday, Jan. 31; Dan Gross, “Ex-servers sue Borgata”, Philadelphia Daily News, Jan. 31).
Borgata Babes Say Goodbye
Renee Gaud and Trisha Hart were hired as “Borgata Babes” by the Atlantic City casino of that name, made to sign an agreement requiring them to maintain hourglass figures and weight proportionate to their height, and were outfitted in “cleavage-baring bustiers, high heels and tight-fitting bolero-style jackets”. Then they discovered that managers were serious about […]
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So just what is their compliant?
It is not ‘looks over job performance’ because as was clearly stated for their pre-employment agreement looks ARE job performance. Their service jobs are only in part about serving drinks; it is also about exemplifying the well groomed image the employer wishes to project of their corporation. They are actors in a role; actors are chosen on the basis of their physical attributes, gender, race, country of origin and all sorts of other protected classifications.
I’m surprised they haven’t been sued under the ADA because they won’t hire (or will fire) someone with a “weight disability”.