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It’s been said there’s no such thing as bad publicity. But in this case, I’m not so sure. Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has been taking a lot of heat since last Friday when it announced that, starting this past Monday, it was going to have weigh-in of its “Borgata Babes”, people you’ve probably been foolishly calling cocktail waitresses (and waiters too. The names people will let themselves be called for a job….)

Those who gain more than seven percent of their body weight — Borgata did not say over what time period — will get pink-slips. That’s right, canned, fired, thrown out on their, apparently fat, you-know-what’s for packing on the lbs.

And here’s the kicker: those who get axed will be given up to 90 days to lose the weight during an UNPAID suspension.

The following articles talk about whether this qualifies as discrimination. Truthfully, I imagine that many companies already hire based on appearance…they just don’t put it in writing.

But what I really want to know is, while these ‘Babes’ are recovering from humiliation during these 90-day suspensions, will Borgata at least spring for a 3-month gym membership?

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/40045.htm
http://www.hotelchatter.com (do a search for  Borgata)
http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/18/news/midcaps/hotel_weight/