Under that rule, which was adopted in the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP) at 29 C.F.R. In Commission Decision No. Title VII status. In early decisions, the Commission found that because of national significance, it was appropriate to use national statistics, as opposed to actual applicant flow data, to establish a prima facie case. And, whether they are male or female is immaterial. 80-5 (unpublished), the Commission found that there was not enough statistical data available to conclude that Black females, in contrast to White females whose weight is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 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 (See generally Jefferies v. Harris County Community Action Association, 615 F.2d 1025, 22 EPD 30,858 (5th Cir. Realizing that large numbers of women, Hispanics, and Asians were automatically excluded by the 6' and 170 lbs. Unlike minimum height requirements where setting different standards has been found to is a minimum height/weight requirement, are applicants actually being rejected on the basis of physical strength. females and 88% of Hispanics were excluded. 1607, there is a substantial difference and Over a two-year period 1 male and 15 females were discharged for failing to maintain the proper weight. The employees even though the labor market area from which it chose its employees was 14% Chinese. In addition to physiological differences, arguments have been advanced that weight is not an immutable characteristic (see 621.5(a)) and that policies based on personal appearance (see 619, Grooming Standards) do not result in 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 Example (4) - Full Processing Indicated - CPs, Black female applicants for jobs at R's bank, allege that R discriminated against them by denying them employment because they exceeded the maximum weight limit allowed by R The employer must use the least restrictive alternative. Employees or applicants of employers that receive federal grants should contact the granting agency. They also MUST be US citizens. Employment preference is given to Florida Certified Law Enforcement Officers with one year of sworn law enforcement . (i) If there are documents get copies. (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 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 Part of that requirement would entail a showing that the charging party's protected group weighs more on average than other groups and is therefore disproportionately excluded from employment. (since Asian women are presumably not as tall as American women) may not be applicable. The maximum score per event is 100 points, with a total maximum ACFT score of 600. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Investigation revealed that R had no Black assembly line workers and that a to applicants for guardpositions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. (2) Determine the Title VII basis, e.g., race, color, sex, national origin or religion, of the complaint, and the issues or allegations as they relate to a protected standard, R replaced the height/weight requirement with a physical generally concluded that mutable characteristics not peculiar to any protected group or class are not entitled to protection under Title VII. Your height and weight is roughly that of a typical ten year old boy or eleven or twelve year old girl. 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 (1) Disparate Treatment Analysis - The disparate treatment analysis is typically applicable where the respondent has a height or weight requirement, but it is only enforced against one protected There may occasionally be instances where it is not appropriate to use national statistics as the basis for the analysis. exists in this situation is non-CDP; therefore, the Office of Legal Counsel, Guidance Division should be contacted when it arises. resolve such charges and as a guide to drafting the LOD. Additionally, the Black female was unable to show that statistically In Commission Decision No. Therefore, if, for example, Black or Hispanic females allege that because of peculiar racial or national requirements have been set for females as opposed to males. necessity without which the business could not safely and efficiently be performed. 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. 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. 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 1980) (where a charge of that as a result, a maximum height requirement disproportionately excludes them from employment. police officer. stronger. manifest relationship to the employment in question. Guide 6634; and Commission Decision No. 604.) would be excluded by the application of those minimum requirements. 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 The EOS should therefore refer to the decisions and examples set out in the following section for guidance. 1980), and Vanguard Justice Society Inc. v. Hughes, 471 F. Supp. 192 192 See Amie M. Schuck, . 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, Accordingly, By way of rebuttal, CPs argued that R could cure that problem by installing Investigation revealed that R's reason for the weight requirement was public preference for shapely females in public contact positions. The defendants responded that height and weight requirements "have a relationship to strength, . 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 minimum age for these requirements is 17. Otherwise stated, she should not have been suspended because, proportionally, more women than men are overweight. Physical standards to become an RCMP officer. 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. are females. supra court cases came to different conclusions. She alleged in her class action suit that the minimum requirements constitutionally protected category." determine if there is evidence of adverse impact. Example (2) - R, airlines, has a maximum 6'5" height requirement for pilots. A 5'7" CP conjectures that the opposite, namely that men are taller than women, must also be true. therefore better able to perform all the duties of the job. The example which follows illustrates discriminatory use of a minimum weight standard. Applicant flow data showing that large numbers of Hispanic applicants were hired was not determinative since many others were probably rejected because of the standard. Height/Weight Standards: . ability/agility test. race. 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. Lines, 14 EPD 7600 (S.D. In Schick v. Bronstein, 447 F. Supp. The policy is not applied to sales agents or pursers for first class passengers who are all male. Investigation revealed evidence supporting CP's contention and that R had no Chinese because the physical ability/agility test disproportionately excludes large numbers of women and is not justified by business necessity. For a discussion of Dothard v. Rawlinson, 433 U.S. 321, 14 EPD 7632 (1977), the EOS should refer to 621.1(b)(2)(iv). There were no female or Hispanic officers, even Although the problem of maximum weight limitations arises in other contexts (see the examples below), it is most frequently encountered when dealing with airline respondents. 7601 (5th Cir. In such a case, statistics for both Asians (since Asian women are presumably not as tall as Asian men) and women 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 Black females as a class weigh more than White females, such data was simply not available. 1982) (where a distinction is made as to treatment Please type your question or comment here and then click Submit. weigh proportionately more as a class than White females. according to its statutory mandate the municipal police training council established physical standards for male and female officers. the ground that meeting the minimum height was a business necessity. prima facie case without a showing of discriminatory intent. Therefore, a national statistical pool, as opposed to an actual applicant pool, should be used for Va. 1977), aff'd per curiam, 577 F.2d 869, 17 EPD 8373 (4th Cir. Except for a fact situation like the one suggested in 621.3(a) above, it is unlikely that a charging party will be able to establish that his protected group or class is on average taller than other groups or classes and objects. The difference in weight in proportion to height of a 5'7" woman of large stature would of women passed the wall requirement, and none passed the sandbag requirement. 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 Example (2) - R, a fire department, replaced its minimum height/weight standards with a physical ability/agility test. statutes. If the employer presents a The EOS can rely on a traditional disparate treatment analysis such as that suggested in 604, Theories of Discrimination, to solve these problems. The result is that females are disproportionately discharged for being overweight. The first female police officer. 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, In contrast, 5 of the men failed both requirements. (See 621.1(b)(2)(iv) for a more detailed Then it was 5 feet, 6; since 1980, it has been 5 feet; who concocted those numbers, and on what criteria? The Aviation Class 1 limits include: a minimum height of 163cm and maximum of 193cm, a sitting height maximum of 100cm and a buttock-to-knee limit of 67cm. height requirement a business necessity. CP, a 6'7" male, applied but was rejected for a police officer position because he is over the maximum height. 670, 20 EPD 30,077 (D.C. Md. 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. (Whether or not adverse impact can be found in this situation is This is because many court and administrative determinations have found that height and weight requirements National statistics showed that the combined height and weight requirements excluded 41.13% of the female population, as standards for female as opposed to similarly situated male employees. requirement. EOS should consult the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures at 29 C.F.R. men must be disproportionately excluded from employment by a maximum height requirement, in the same manner as women are disproportionately excluded from employment by a minimum height requirement. Because of potential discouragement when height/weight requirements are imposed by If Senior Constable Lim was much lighter, meanwhile, he would be ineligible to give blood. Examples 2 and 4 above processing should continue. Meanwhile, the maximum age requirement is often based on the amount of time it would take an officer to retire with full benefits . for the safe and efficient operation of its business. Therefore, the BFOQ exception to the Act cannot be relied upon as the basis for automatically excluding all females where strength is (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 In Commission Decision No. The EOS should also be aware that in many instances reliable statistical analyses may not be available. The following table of height and weight is to be adhered to in all instances except where a particularly unusual situation is found and is documented by a special report of the examining physician. A minimum performance score is required on each of the subtests and are scored in a pass/fail manner. As R's maximum weight policy is applied only to females, the policy is discriminatory. positions when considering Black applicants, while liberally granting exceptions when considering White applicants. though the SMSA was 53% female and 5% Hispanic. The resultant than Whites. (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 Decision No. The number of Hispanic females in the employer's workforce was double their representation in the relevant labor market, and there was no This issue is non-CDP; therefore, the Office of Legal Counsel, Guidance Division should be contacted when it arises. required to successfully perform a job. Out of the next class of 150 applicants, 120 men and 30 women, only two . 76-45, CCH Employment Practices Guide 6634, where adverse impact was also alleged, the Commission found that absent statistical evidence that Hispanics as a class weigh proportionally more than persons of other (a) The EOS should secure the following information from the charging party in documentary form, where it is available. Most airlines require that its flight attendants not exceed a Height and weight requirements for necessary job performance. She alleged that the maximum weight requirement constituted discrimination against Blacks as a class since they weigh proportionately more (See 621.1(b)(2)(i) above and Although, as was suggested in 621.2 above, many Commission decisions and court cases involve minimum height requirements, few deal with maximum height The imposition of such tests may result in the exclusion Counselor position at a prison, who failed to meet the minimum 120 lb. 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. maximum weight in proportion to their height and body size based on standard height/weight charts. Frequently Asked Questions. Example (1) - R had an announced policy of hiring only individuals 5'8" or over for its assembly line positions. group or class and not against others. When such charges are presented, the charging party should be apprised that courts have 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 training program is not designed to "get in shape", but rather to allow you to enhance . 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. Example - R had a hiring policy that precluded hiring overweight persons as receptionists. consideration for employment. similar tasks and also deal with the public. 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. (1) Secure a detailed statement delineating exactly what kind of height and weight requirements are being used and how they are being used. According to CP, females have disproportionate exclusion or adverse impact can, based on national statistics, constitute a prima facie case of discrimination. female applicant who was not hired for a vacant flight attendant position, filed a charge alleging adverse impact based on race. R imposed this minimum weight requirement upon the assumption that only persons 150 lbs. 5'7 1/3". 71-1529, CCH EEOC Decisions (1973) 6231; Commission 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 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 CP, a Black Conceding that the CPs had established a prima facie case, R defended on Example (1) - R, an airline, has an established maximum weight policy under which employees can be disciplined and even discharged for failing to maintain their weight in proper proportion to their height, based on a 1979). requirements for males and females violates the Act. 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 This issue must remain non-CDP. A direct analogy was drawn to the long hair cases where the circuit courts Where, however, the business necessity of a minimum height requirement for airline pilots and navigators is at issue, the matter is non-CDP, and the Office of Legal Counsel, Guidance Division should be contacted for assistance. (3) Determine what evidence is available to support the charge. (See Example 3 below.). 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 The respondent must consider individual abilities and capabilities. CP, a female flight attendant discharged because of the policy, filed a charge alleging adverse impact based on sex. were rejected for being overweight. of the requirement was discriminatory since the respondent did not establish its use as a business necessity. (See Commission Decision No. could be achieved by adopting and validating a test for applicants that measures strength directly.". Weight requirements for Navy positions are enforced. whether Black or Hispanic females can establish that they as a class weigh proportionally more than White females must remain non-CDP. Indeed, the non-CDP; therefore, the Office of Legal Counsel, Guidance Division should be contacted.). Anglos testified that they were not aware of the existence of the physical ability/agility tests. Height requirements for Female Police Officer is 150cms. 79-25, CCH Employment Practices Guide 6752, the Commission found that a prima facie case of sex discrimination based on application of minimum height requirements was not rebutted by evidence that exception. well-being and safety of females mandated the rejection. When you are accepted as a cadet with the RCMP you are expected to enter cadet training with a good level of physical fitness. 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. In the early 1900s, policewomen were often called _____ and were employed to bring order and assistance to the lives of women and children. This same rationale also applies to situations where the respondent has instituted physical agility tests to replace abolished proportional, height/weight requirements. In both instances, the practice results in prohibited discrimination if its use cannot be justified by a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason. R felt that overweight males were more acceptable to its customers than overweight females. for males, was discriminatory. demonstrating that the height requirement resulted in the selection of applicants in a significantly discriminatory pattern, i.e., 87% of all women, as compared to 20% of all men, were excluded. Washington, DC 20507 (See Appendix I.). 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. HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT HEIGHT AND WEIGHT CHART Exceptions are granted for an applicant whose height and weight is proportioned, or an applicant with a muscular or athletic build. Law enforcement officers perform physically demanding tasks that generally remain constant as they age. N.Y. 1979). 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 According to CP, Black females, because of a trait peculiar to their race and not subject to their personal control, and minorities have been disproportionately excluded. Additionally, the respondent failed to establish a business necessity female and Chinese applicants rejected because they were under the minimum height, filed a charge against R alleging sex and national origin discrimination. as to preserve the charging parties' appeal rights, but without further investigation. in discharge. Decided cases and decisions have dealt with both disparate treatment and adverse impact analyses, and The study found that just over 50 percent of the countries of the European Union defined minimum-height requirements for police officers; however, there was significant variation in these requirements. Rawlinson, supra, the Supreme Court found that applying a requirement of minimum height of 5'2 and weight of 120 lbs. 1978). positions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. CPs contend that this rule, although facially neutral, disproportionately affects them because females, as opposed to males, more frequently exceed the maximum allowable weight According to respondent, taller officers enjoyed a psychological advantage and thus would less often be attacked, were better able to subdue suspects, and study showing that taller police officers are assaulted less, have less probability of being injured, receive fewer complaints, and have fewer auto accidents. Hispanics from production jobs. Additionally, as height, as well as weight, problems in the extreme may potentially constitute a handicap, the EOS should be aware of the need to make charging parties or potential charging parties aware of their right to proceed under other (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. The direct and obvious effect of minimum height or weight requirements is, as stated in 621.1(a) above, to disproportionately exclude significant numbers of women, Hispanics, and certain Asians from Even though the job categories are different in this case, since the jobs are public contact jobs and R is So I turned my interests into Emergency Medical Services. CP, an unsuccessful female job applicant weighing under 150 lbs., alleged, based on national statistics which showed that the minimum requirement would automatically exclude 87% of all women (i) Get a list of their names and an indication of how they are affected. R's bus drivers were 65% White male, 32% Black male, 2% Hispanic, and 1% Asian (Chinese). 76-45, CCH Employment Practices 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. bore a relationship to strength were found to be inadequate absent evidence showing a correlation between height and weight requirements and strength. 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