United Airlines loses discrimination lawsuit, this is BS.

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http://www.fox23news.com/news/natio...D9-C14F267F4ACA




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United Airlines ordered to pay $36.5 million to settle sex-discrimination lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A judge ordered United Airlines to pay $36.5 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by 13 former flight attendants over the airline's weight policy.

The original settlement in the case was suspended in 2002 when United filed for bankruptcy. A judge reinstated the settlement Wednesday.

In 2000, an appeals court had found that the weight policy for flight attendants, in place from 1980 to 1994, discriminated against women.

The airline imposed weight limits on flight attendants of both genders but set stricter standards for women, who were required to weigh between 14 and 27 pounds less than male colleagues of the same height and age.

All 13 plaintiffs, who sued in 1992, were disciplined or fired by United for violating the weight policy.

"We're glad to have resolved this issue," United spokesman Jason Schechter said, noting that the litigation concerned a company policy discontinued in 1994.
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The problem I have with this is that the average weight for women of a given height/age is significantly less than a male. In the case of a 30 year old white male/female, the AVERAGE difference is almost 40 lbs.

Here's a weight thing: http://www.halls.md/chart/height-weight.htm