It was so dark that a small mirror was nearly useless. She said each of the women who had to be photographed was made to enter a small changing room with the only light coming from a small window above. In the Resorts case, Felici told of a late February photo shoot that was so stressful it made her break out in hives as she struggled to put on a costume that fit properly. They claimed the casino humiliated costumed waitresses known as 'Borgata Babes' by imposing weight limits, encouraging breast augmentation surgery and emphasizing looks over job performance. In 2008, two former cocktail servers at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa settled a multimillion-dollar sex discrimination lawsuit they brought against the casino. This is not the first time an Atlantic City casino's treatment of its female beverage servers has led to litigation. A good cocktail server should be allowed to do the job at any age and any shape as long as they're good at it.' 'It was deeply humiliating for these friendly, capable, experienced cocktail servers, many of whom support families, to be judged not on how well they do their job, how friendly they are and how good they are with drink orders, but on how old they look and what shape they are,' he said.

Some took advantage of this offer and some did not.'Īttorney Kevin Costello, who represents seven of the laid-off servers, said the firings came about after Dennis Gomes, the casino's co-owner, was in a baccarat pit one night and saw a waitress he considered overweight serving drinks to gamblers. 'We empathize with the cocktail servers who lost their jobs and gave them hiring preference in other open positions at Resorts.

'All cocktail servers were given individual consideration and the selection process was conducted in a fair and objective manner,' Birmingham said.

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