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"  Typically there are protections against discrimination in the workplace. However one Atlantic County judge recently upheld the right of an Atlantic City casino to fire waitresses based on weight gain. According to TIME, 22 cocktail waitresses from Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City recently sued their former workplace on the grounds of discrimination. A Borgata company policy states that the &amp;quot;Borgata Babes,&amp;quot; or female servers, cannot gain more than 7 percent of their body weight upon hiring. The plaintiffs argued that they were treated as sex objects and subjected to embarrassing weigh-ins, were advised to take laxatives, and were even publically asked if they were faking pregnancies as a weight gain workaround. Despite these practices of discrimination, the judge ruled against the &amp;quot;Borgata Babes&amp;quot; after reviewing the current New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The judge also found that since the waitresses signed agreements that complied with the weight policy the casino&amp;#039;s actions were legal. Apparently Michigan is the only state in the U.S. that has a specific law against height or weight discrimination. While other states have more general rules against workplace discrimination, only one specifically touches on weight. Do you think the judge made the right decision? Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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