R's employ even though females constituted the largest percentage of potential employees in the SMSA from which R recruited. the requirement. R informed CP that the rejection was based on her weight and that it did not want overweight employees as receptionists since they greeted the public. (a) The EOS should secure the following information from the charging party in documentary form, where it is available. 76-132, CCH Employment Practices Guide 6694, the Commission found that a prima facie case of sex discrimination resulting from application of minimum height requirements was not rebutted by a state In that case the plaintiff, a flight attendant suspended from active duty because she exceeded the maximum allowable weight limit for her height, contended that she was being discriminated against because maximum weight in proportion to their height and body size based on standard height/weight charts. As the above examples suggest, charges could be framed based on disparate treatment or adverse impact involving a maximum height requirement, and the Commission would have jurisdiction over the matter of the charge. There may occasionally be instances where it is not appropriate to use national statistics as the basis for the analysis. Dothard Court emphasized that respondents cannot rely on unfounded, generalized assertions about strength to establish a business necessity defense for use of minimum weight requirements. establish a business necessity defense. Frequently, the requirements are based on a misconceived notion that physically heavier people are also physically stronger, i.e., able to lift heavier found that many of the employer proffered justifications for imposing minimum height requirements were not adequate to establish a business necessity defense. The Office of Legal Counsel, Guidance Division should be contacted when it arises. Many height statutes for employees such as police officers, state troopers, firefighters, correctional counselors, flight attendants, and pilots contain height ranges, e.g., 5'6" to 6'5". The required height for female police officers in the state is 1.63 meters (just over five feet three inches). impact, respecting actual representation of Black or Hispanic females in the employer's workforce. 76-47, CCH Employment Practices Guide 6635, where adverse impact was alleged, the Commission concluded that absent evidence that Blacks as a class, based on a standard height/weight chart, proportionally weigh (b) Analyzing Height and Weight Charts, 621.2 Minimum Height Requirements, 621.3 Maximum Height Requirements, 621.4 Minimum Weight Requirements, 621.5 Maximum Weight Requirements, (d) Different Maximum Weight, Same Height and Standard Charts, 621.6 Physical Strength and Ability or Agility, (b) Physical Strength and Size Requirements, (c) Physical Ability or Agility Tests. principle is applicable to charges involving maximum height requirements. evidence Black females were disproportionately excluded. Chest Expansion Example (1) - R, police force, has a maximum height requirement of 6'5". Employees or applicants of employers that receive federal grants should contact the granting agency. Relying on national statistics, the Court reasoned that over forty (40) percent of the female population, as compared with only one percent of the male population, discrimination because weight in the sense of being over or under weight is neither an immutable characteristic nor a constitutionally protected category. Lift and drag a 165-pound mannequin 40 feet 4. Answer (1 of 8): There used to be. A direct analogy was drawn to the long hair cases where the circuit courts females. The court found as a matter of law that 71-2643, CCH EEOC Decisions (1973) 6286; and Commission Decision No. 1607. Weight requirements for Navy positions are enforced. 1981). Recruitment of minorities is more important now more than ever because __________. However, some departments set a minimum age requirement of 20, with the condition that the candidate must be 21 when they were sworn in. The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. The purpose of this study was to profile the current level of fitness for highway patrol officers based on age and . The charge should, however, be accepted, assigned a charge number, and the file closed and a notice The Supreme Court in Dothard v. 80-5 (unpublished), the Commission found that there was not enough statistical data available to conclude that Black females, in contrast to White females whose weight is distributed differently, are disproportionately strength necessary to successfully perform the job. Va. 1977), aff'd per curiam, 577 F.2d 869, 17 EPD 8373 (4th Cir. v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424, 3 EPD 8137 (1971). 1-800-669-6820 (TTY) there was no evidence that a shorter male would not also have been rejected. Investigation revealed nonuniform application of the tests. national statistical pool, the EOS should consult 610, Adverse Impact in the Selection Process. According to the Supreme Court, this constitutes the sort of artificial, arbitrary, and unnecessary barrier to employment that Minimum height requirements can also result in disparate treatment of protected group or class members if the minimum requirements are not uniformly applied, e.g., where the employer applies a minimum 5'8" height requirement strictly to Employment preference is given to Florida Certified Law Enforcement Officers with one year of sworn law enforcement . female applicant who was not hired for a vacant flight attendant position, filed a charge alleging adverse impact based on race. This problem is treated in detail in 610, Adverse Impact in the Selection Process. Out of the next class of 150 applicants, 120 men and 30 women, only two (iv) Dothard v. Rawlinson - In Dothard v. Rawlinson, 433 U.S. 321, 14 EPD 7632 (1977), the Supreme Court was faced with a challenge by a rejected female applicant for a Correctional 1982) (where a distinction is made as to treatment In Commission Decision No. Investigation revealed evidence supporting CP's contention and that R had no Chinese The court in U.S. v. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc., 7 EPD 9066 (D.C. Ok. 1973), found that a trucking company's practice of nonuniform application of a minimum height requirement constituted prohibited race discrimination. discussion of Dothard v. Rawlinson, supra. These self-serving, subjective assertions did not constitute an adequate defense to the charge. Many employers impose minimum weight requirements on applicants or employees. * As an example, CP, a female who passed the wall, but not the sandbag requirement, filed a charge alleging sex discrimination c. diminished community resistance. to applicants for guardpositions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. Both male and female flight attendants are allegedly subject to the weight requirement. R imposed this minimum weight requirement upon the assumption that only persons 150 lbs. This basic In the decisions referred to above, the Commission also based its decisions on the lack of evidence of disparate treatment and the absence of evidence of adverse For instance, if the charging party is from a particular Indian tribe located almost exclusively in a particular CP, a female stewardess who was disciplined for being overweight, filed a charge alleging that she was being discriminated against 71-1529, CCH EEOC Decisions (1973) 6231; Commission for a police cadet position. Height and weight requirements for necessary job performance The U.S. Supreme Court case of Dothard v. Rawlinson (1977) revolved around what police candidate issue? The physical agility test, as designed, primarily measured upper body strength thereby disproportionately excluding large numbers of female applicants. were hired. Who. standard, R replaced the height/weight requirement with a physical Close A related body of scholarship also suggests that, on average, female police officers are more adept at avoiding violent confrontations in the first instance. charts. This automatic exclusion from consideration adversely impacts upon those protected groups. to applicants for guard 1980), and Vanguard Justice Society Inc. v. Hughes, 471 F. Supp. information only on official, secure websites. proportion to height based on national height/weight charts. Your height and weight is roughly that of a typical ten year old boy or eleven or twelve year old girl. (5) Written detailed job descriptions for contested positions, and where appropriate statements showing actual duties performed. prohibited sex discrimination. validate a test that measures strength directly. The Commission has not issued any decisions on this matter, but an analogy can be drawn from the use of different minimum height requirements in Commission Decision No. Example (2) - R, city bus company, had a 5'7" minimum height requirement for its drivers. national statistics indicate that females on average are not as tall and do not weigh as much as males. Example (2) - R, airlines, has a maximum 6'5" height requirement for pilots. (See 625, BFOQ, for a detailed treatment of the BFOQ exception.). In this case, a 5'7" male is being treated differently because of his sex or national origin if he is excluded because of failure to meet the height requirement since a In its defense the respondent had its supervisory personnel testify that the minimum requirements. justification for its actions, the employee has the opportunity to show that the employer's reason is merely a pretext for discrimination. subject to the employees' personal control. 1131 (N.D. Ohio 1973), a civil rights action was brought by a group of women who alleged that they were denied the opportunity to apply for employment as East Cleveland police officers because they did not meet the 5'8" height requirement and the 150-pound weight requirement imposed by the police department. 1972). Practices Guide 6661, the Commission looked at national statistics and the fact that all of respondent's police officers were male and concluded that the respondent's minimum 5'9", 145 lbs., requirement disproportionately impacted against entitled, Advance Data from Vital Health Statistics, No. employees even though the labor market area from which it chose its employees was 14% Chinese. Tex. Examples 2 and 4 above processing should continue. Fla. 1976), aff'd, 14 EPD It is nonetheless conceivable that charges could be brought challenging a maximum height requirement as discriminatory. impact in the selection process, when analyzing height/weight requirements. (i) Get a list of their names and an indication of how they are affected. Find your nearest EEOC office Your are also quite skinny even for someone of your height. all protected groups or classes. (ii) Where appropriate, get their statements. (2) Adverse Impact Analysis - This approach is applicable where on its face a minimum height or weight requirement constitutes a neutral employment policy or practice that may be applied equally to To the extent reliable statistical studies are available, the comparison, depending on the facts of the case, should also be based on the height difference women passed the wall requirement, and none passed the sandbag requirement. As the following examples suggest, charges in this area may also be based on disparate treatment, e.g., that female flight attendants are being treated differently by nonuniform application of a maximum weight requirement or that different compared to less than 1% of the male population. In terms of a disparate treatment analysis of minimum height requirements, the difference in treatment will probably be based on either the nonuniform application of a single height requirement or different height requirements for females as In Commission Decision No. differences in the selection or disqualification rate if the differences meet the test of being statistically or practically significant. weigh proportionately more as a class than White females. based on standard height/weight charts. Example (3) - Partial Processing Indicated - CPs, female restaurant employees, file a charge alleging that they are being discriminated against by R since it requires that all of its employees maintain the proper weight in Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Courts typically have supported the need for maximum weight standards or a height-to-weight proportion ratio., One of the problems with the requirement of higher education for police officers is the fear of minority discrimination ., Physical agility testing has been criticized for discriminating against: and more. R, in response to the charge, contends that there is no sex discrimination because maintaining the proper weight is (4) Determine if other employees or applicants are affected by the use of height and weight requirements. In this case, the height and weight characteristics vary based on the particular Investigation revealed that the weight policy was strictly applied to females, that females were for males, was discriminatory. Example (1) - R, a police department, formerly screened job applicants by strict adherence to proportional minimum height/weight requirements under the assumption that tall, well-built officers were physically stronger and Under that rule, which was adopted in the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP) at 29 C.F.R. Example (2) - R, an airline, has a maximum weight policy under which violators are disciplined and can be discharged. Investigation If the charging party can establish a prima facie case of The court was not persuaded by respondent's argument that taller officers have the advantage in subduing suspects and observing field situations, so as to make the City of East Cleveland, 363 F. Supp. The result is that females are disproportionately discharged for being overweight. They also MUST be US citizens. national origin, or establish that the height requirement constitutes a business necessity. Because of potential discouragement when height/weight requirements are imposed by 1980); Blake v. City of Los Angeles, 595 F.2d 1367, 19 EPD 9251 (9th Cir. LockA locked padlock There, females could not be over 5'9" tall, while males could not be over 6'0" tall. resultant disproportionate exclusion of females from consideration for employment establishes a prima facie case of sex discrimination. For a more thorough discussion of investigative For example, a police department might stipulate that a candidate who stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall must weigh at least 140 pounds but not more than 180 pounds. There were no female or Hispanic officers, even On a case-by-case The policy is not applied to sales agents or pursers for first class passengers who are all male. 1607, there is a substantial difference and in discharge. The resultant Most airlines require that its flight attendants not exceed a height, did not constitute an adequate business necessity defense. Prohibited disparate treatment can also occur where maximum weight limitations are imposed on females in exclusively female job categories such as flight attendants but not on male employees such as directors of passenger service who perform 71-1418, CCH EEOC Decisions (1973) 6223, the Commission found, based on national statistics, that a minimum 5'5" height requirement disproportionately excluded large numbers of women and Hispanics. However, such comparisons are simply unfounded. Therefore, absent a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason, discrimination can result from the imposition of different maximum height standards or no maximum height females are more frequently overweight than men, there is no reason the EOS should continue to process this charge. Title VII status. The EOS should therefore refer to the decisions and examples set out in the following section for guidance. (See Example 3 below.). are not job related. or have anything to say? Realizing that large numbers of women, Hispanics, and Asians were automatically excluded by the 6' and 170 lbs. R defended on the ground that the weight requirement constituted a business necessity because heavier people are physically stronger. The required height for women is relaxable to 145 cm in the case of applicants from ST and races like Gorkhas, Garhwalis, Assamese, Kumaonis, Nagaland Tribals, and others. The number of Hispanic females in the employer's workforce was double their representation in the relevant labor market, and there was no Additionally, the Black female was unable to show that statistically prima facie case without a showing of discriminatory intent. officer. non-CDP; therefore, the Office of Legal Counsel, Guidance Division should be contacted.). A potential applicant who does not meet the announced requirement might therefore decide that applying for Indeed, the 70-140, CCH EEOC Decisions (1973) 6067, which alleged disparate treatment, reliance on a policy against hiring overweight applicants was found to be a pretext for racial discrimination as only Black applicants excluded from hostess positions because of their physical measurements. Therefore, This is because many court and administrative determinations have found that height and weight requirements groups was not justified as a business necessity or validated in accordance with Commission guidelines. HEIGHT MINIMUM MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT ALL AGES ALL AGES 17-20 21-27 28-39 40+ 4' 10" 90 112 115 119 122 4' 11" 92 116 119 123 126 5' 0" 94 120 123 127 . the issue is non-CDP, and the Office of Legal Counsel, Guidance Division should be contacted.). Education: A college graduate by the time you're . Meanwhile, the maximum age requirement is often based on the amount of time it would take an officer to retire with full benefits . and 28% of all men, that she was being discriminated against because of her sex. necessity without which the business could not safely and efficiently be performed. Since it is possible that relevant statistical data may be developed, and since the argument could be phrased in terms of a direct challenge to reliance upon national height/weight charts as in Example 4 in 621.5(a) above, the issue of International v. United Air Lines, Inc., 408 F. Supp. course be less. 1607; and 610, Adverse Impact in the Selection Process, which is forthcoming.). supra court cases came to different conclusions. Guide 6634; and Commission Decision No. rejection of Black applicants based on an alleged policy of refusal to hire overweight persons was discriminatory. Black females as a class weigh more than White females, such data was simply not available. (See 621.1(b)(2)(iv) for a more detailed (1) Secure a detailed statement delineating exactly what kind of height and weight requirements are being used and how they are being used. CP conjectures that the opposite, namely that men are taller than women, must also be true. R defended on the ground that CP was not being treated differently from similarly situated males because there were no male stewards or passenger service representatives. females than males since the average height for females is 63 inches, and the average height for males is 68.2 inches. Connecticut v. Teal, 457 U.S. 440, 29 EPD 32,820 (1982). Height/Weight Standards: . 378, 11 EPD 10,618 (N.D. Cal. This means that, except in rare instances, charging parties attempting to challenge height and weight requirements do not have to show an adverse impact on their protected group or class by use of actual applicant flow or selection data. For employment, an individual must complete the following in 3:52 or less: 1. Example - R required that its employees weigh at least 140 lbs. aides. exclusion from employment based on their protected status and being overweight. This 1983 document addresses the application of EEO laws to employer rules setting a maximum height and/or weight for particular jobs. (c) Adverse Impact in the Selection Process: 610. For decades, the LAPD demanded that its officers measure up to 5 feet, 8 inches. Title VII was intended to remove or eliminate. (ii) Four-Fifths Rule - It may not be appropriate in many instances to use the 4/5ths or 80% rule, which is a general rule of thumb or guide for determining whether there is evidence of adverse (See the examples in 621.3(a), above.). The employer, if it wants to retain the requirements, must show that they constitute a business presented to the Commission by Black and Hispanic women both groups were unable to meet the first requirement of proving statistically that, on average, their groups weighed more. 58. Absent such a showing, a prima facie case is not established. 1-800-669-6820 (TTY) exception. statistically more females than males exceed the permissible maximum weight limit. man of medium stature would therefore be permitted to weigh proportionally more than a 5'7" woman of medium stature on the same height/weight chart. R's minimum height requirements. Once a prima facie case is established the respondent in rebuttal must show 71-1529, CCH EEOC Decisions (1973) 6231, the Commission found that the respondent failed to prove a business necessity defense for its minimum 5'6" height requirement which disproportionately excluded women and 1-844-234-5122 (ASL Video Phone) substantially more difficulty than males maintaining the proper weight/height limits. R's That is, they do not have to prove that in a particular job, in a particular locale, a particular employer's records show that it disproportionately excludes them because of minimum height or weight requirements. show that a particular employer has a minimum height or weight requirement that disproportionately excludes them based on national statistics which indicate that their protected group or class is not as tall or weighs less than other groups or 1975). The Court found that imposition accorded Black males versus Black females); and 621.1(b)(2)(i) (where appropriate use of national statistics is discussed).). Impliedly, taller, heavier people are also physically stronger Disparate treatment occurs when a protected group or class member is treated less favorably than other similarly situated employees for reasons prohibited under Title VII. Here are the requirements to become a commissioned Officer: Age: At least 17, but under 31 in the year of commissioning as an Officer. Using a different standard for females as opposed to males was found to violate the Act. R's police force was 98% White male, and 2% Black male. Also, there was no evidence of disparate treatment. even if all functions of a police officer did require such force, a physical aptitude test is a more appropriate means of assessing candidate suitability, rather than relying on height (or age); and; up to 2003, Greek law imposed different height requirements for men and women seeking entry to the Police. (See Commission Decision No. manifest relationship to the employment in question. In such a case, statistics for both Asians (since Asian women are presumably not as tall as Asian men) and women requirement, where there was no neutral height policy, and no one had ever been rejected based on height. The Court in Dothard (cited below and discussed in 621.1(b)(2)(iv)) stated that since otherwise qualified individuals might be discouraged from applying because of their The Commission also R indicated that it felt males of any height could perform the job but that shorter females would not get the respect necessary to enable them to safely perform the job. Additionally, as height or weight problems in the extreme may potentially be a handicap issue, charging parties or potential charging parties should be advised of their right to file a complaint under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. A police department minimum height requirement of 67 inches was found in Dothard v. Rawlinson (cited below) to preclude consideration of more 763, 6 EPD 8930 (D.C. D.C. 1973) (other issues, but not this issue, were appealed), when faced with a maximum height requirement, concluded that different maximum height The Physical Ability Test consists of three subtests; sit-ups, push-ups and the 1.5 mile run. Run through a 600-foot zigzag pattern 2. Title VII, 29 CFR Part 1604, 29 CFR Part 1605, Employers, Employees, Applicants, Attorneys and Practitioners, EEOC Staff, Commissioner Charges and Directed Investigations, Office of Civil Rights, Diversity and Inclusion, Management Directives & Federal Sector Guidance, Federal Sector Alternative Dispute Resolution, Advance Data from Vital Health Statistics, No. The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) combine the above and add a height/weight requirement. She alleged in her class action suit that the minimum requirements Air Lines Inc., 430 F. Supp. CP, an overweight Black female file clerk, applied and was rejected for a vacant receptionist position. Like the above example and in Commission Decision Nos. 76-45 and 76-47 (cited above), statistical comparison data was not sufficiently developed or otherwise available from any source to enable the charging parties to show disproportionate weight requirement. plaintiff's legal theory was inadequate since weight is subject to one's control and not an unchangeable characteristic entitled to protection under Title VII. bore a relationship to strength were found to be inadequate absent evidence showing a correlation between height and weight requirements and strength. Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Flight attendants found in violation of the policy three times are discharged. In the 1977 Dothard v. Rawlinson case, the plaintiffs showed that the height and weight requirements excluded more than 40 percent of women and less than 10 percent of men. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. In Commission Decision No. This is the range specified on the Army official website that displays its height and weight calculator. R was unable to refute the availability of less restrictive alternatives; therefore, the minimum height requirement was discriminatory. Frequently Asked Questions. The employees, with few exceptions, performed light assembly work on the finished product. In Dothard v. Rawlinson, supra and Meadows v. Ford Motor Co., 62 FRD 98, 5 EPD 8468 (D.C. Ky. 1973), the respondent was unable to show the existence of a valid relationship between its minimum weight requirement and To buttress this argument, they introduced statistics showing that on a national basis, while only 3% of Black or White males were excluded by the 5'6" requirement, 87% of CP, a female flight attendant who was suspended for 15 days for being three pounds overweight, filed a charge alleging disparate ), In terms of processing maximum weight requirements, since some courts have concluded that weight, in the sense of being overweight, is not an immutable characteristic, i.e., it is changeable and is subject to one's control (see Example 1 female. unanimously concluded that standards which allow women but not men to wear long hair do not violate Title VII. 1976). . 7601 (5th Cir. These two approaches are illustrated in the examples which follow. It is changeable, it is controllable within age and medical limits, and it is not a trait peculiar to . 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