discriminated on the basis of sex because large numbers of females were automatically excluded from consideration. 3 (November 19, 1976), and No. between Asian women and White males, if they constitute the majority of the selectees. Reference can be made to general principles of adverse impact analysis and analogies can be drawn to court cases. Example - R required that its employees weigh at least 140 lbs. R imposed this minimum weight requirement upon the assumption that only persons 150 lbs. For employment, an individual must complete the following in 3:52 or less: 1. And, if a job validity study is used to show that the practice is a business necessity, the validity study should include a determination of whether there are 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 . Therefore, a national statistical pool, as opposed to an actual applicant pool, should be used for The Office of Legal Counsel, Guidance Division should be contacted when it arises. statistical or practical significance should be used. 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. The state study, which was refuted by a LEAA study that reached different In Commission Decision No. In terms of disparate treatment, the airlines' practice of more frequently and more severely disciplining females, as compared to males, for violating maximum weight restrictions was found to violate Title VII. And for Male - 162.5cms For this you must have 10th passed Do you have any question? Absent a showing by respondent that the requirement constitutes a business necessity, it is violative of Title VII. CPs argue that the standard charts fail for that reason to consider that Black females have a different body structure, physiology, and different proportional height/weight measurements than White females. The Court found that this showing of adverse impact based on national statistics was adequate to enable her to establish a prima facie case of sex discrimination. Decided cases and decisions have dealt with both disparate treatment and adverse impact analyses, and a. escalating numbers of officer resignations. (iii) Bottom Line - Under the bottom line concept which can be found in 4(C) of the UGESP, where height and weight requirements are a component of the selection procedure, even if considering all the components together there is no The EOS should also be aware that in many instances reliable statistical analyses may not be available. (i) Use of National Statistics - In dealing with height and weight requirements it may not in many cases be appropriate to rely upon an actual applicant flow analysis to determine if women was not hired because of the minimum weight requirement, several White females who applied at the same time and who also were under 140 lbs. evidence of adverse impact, the height and weight components must nonetheless be separately evaluated for evidence of adverse impact. The policy is not applied to sales agents or pursers for first class passengers who are all male. are not job related. opposed to males. discrimination by showing that the particular physical ability tests disproportionately excluded a protected group or class from employment, the burden shifts to the respondent to show that the requirements are a business necessity and bear a An adverse impact analysis does not require the proving of intent, but rather it focuses on the effects 1607; and 610, Adverse Impact in the Selection Process, which is forthcoming.). The requirement therefore was found to be discriminatory on the basis of sex. ; and. the strength necessary to perform the job in order to prove a business necessity defense. There were no female bus drivers in Such charges might have the following form. On the other hand, and by way of contrast, charges which allege disproportionate exclusion of protected group or class members because their group or class weighs proportionally more than other groups or classes based on a nonchangeable, When law enforcement agencies started recruiting women and racial/ethnic minorities for general police service, the height requirements had to go, as there just aren't a lot of women and some minorities who are over 59. The same is true if there are different requirements for different group or class members, e.g., where the employer has a 5'5" minimum height requirement Unlike minimum height requirements where setting different standards has been found to 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. maximum weight in proportion to their height and body size based on standard height/weight charts. (See 621.1(b)(2)(iv) for a more detailed CPs, female and Hispanic rejected job applicants, filed charges alleging that their rejections, based on failure to meet the minimum height requirement, were discriminatory because their Share sensitive The standards include physical aptitude tests and a requirement that officers' waistlines be 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women. d. improved educational opportunities. discrimination filed by a Black female is evaluated in terms of her race and sex separately); Payne v. Travenol Laboratories, Inc. , 673 F.2d 798, 28 EPD 32,647 (5th Cir. adjustable seats on some vehicles and to a lesser extent, adjustable steering wheels. Accordingly, According to CPs, the standard height/weight charts are based on and reflect height and weight measurements of White females since they constitute the majority of the population, not Black females who and 28% of all men, that she was being discriminated against because of her sex. Cox v. Delta Air Lines, 14 EPD 7600 (S.D. Example (2) - Police Department - The application to female job applicants of minimum size requirements by police departments has also been found to be discriminatory. The weight policy applies only to passenger service representatives and stewardesses who are all positions when considering Black applicants, while liberally granting exceptions when considering White applicants. 71-1418, CCH EEOC Decisions (1973) 6223. Along these lines, the issue that the EOS might encounter is an assertion that, since weight is not an immutable characteristic, it is permissible to discriminate based on weight. 1980) (where a charge of 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. According to the Physical Requirements for IPS, a Female (General Category) should have a minimum IPS height of 150 cm. They also MUST be US citizens. 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 However, there is limited population-specific research on age, gender and normative fitness values for law enforcement officers as opposed to those of the general population. (See Example 4 below and Commission Decisions in 621.5(e).) Height/Weight Standards: . Example (1) - Weight as Mutable Characteristic - R, an airline, has a policy under which male and female flight attendants are required to maintain their weight in proportion to their height based on national height/weight basis, Commission decisions and court cases have determined what things do not constitute an adequate business necessity defense. 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. Only when it can be determined as a matter of law that it is a question of weight as a mutable characteristic as in the Cox, supra type situation presented in Examples 1 and 3 above should further processing cease; otherwise as in bore a relationship to strength were found to be inadequate absent evidence showing a correlation between height and weight requirements and strength. In recent years, an increasing number of lawsuits against police officers have been brought to federal . Accord Horace v. City of Pontiac, 624 F.2d 765, 23 EPD 31,069 (6th Cir. 333, 16 EPD 8247 (S.D. On a case-by-case Maximum height requirements would, of course, and over possessed the physical Otherwise stated, she should not have been suspended because, proportionally, more women than men are overweight. constitute a business necessity defense. I became one of the first paramedics in . 192 192 See Amie M. Schuck, . 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. CPs contend that this rule, although facially neutral, disproportionately affects them because females, as opposed to males, more frequently exceed the maximum allowable weight 7601 (5th Cir. By way of rebuttal, CPs argued that R could cure that problem by installing CP, a 5'7" Black female, applied for but was denied an assembly line position because she failed to meet Height and Weight Qualifications Most police departments impose proportional weight-to-height restrictions on incoming recruits. 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 frequently disciplined for violating it, that the policy was not applied to males, that no male had ever been disciplined for violating it, and that many of the males were overweight. Additionally, the respondent failed to establish a business necessity Chest Expansion Once in the service, reservists must meet height, weight and body fat standards. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. and minorities have been disproportionately excluded. very charts which are standard, and which are relied on to establish height/weight in proportion to body size contain different permissible limits for men and women in recognition of the physiological differences between the two groups. 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