Two women sued former employer Parx Casino for discrimination, as they claim they were demoted after telling managers of their pregnancies.
Alycia Campiglia and Christina Aicher didn't think that breaking the news to their bosses would make too much of a difference at work. However, after informing higher ups of the situation they were given lower positions at the Casino and were later fired.
Parx has a rule that its cocktail waitresses or "Parkettes", both male and female must not gain or lose over seven percent in body weight from the time in which they were hired.
In the lawsuit former employee Campiglia, claims that she was told by Parx's director of marketing, Darlene Monzo, that she was to blame for the condition she was in and that the "casino did not have to offer [Campiglia] anything in this economy."
After news of the pregnancy, both waitresses were demoted to positions in player's services and concession stand work, where they would not be able to earn tips as they would have in their former waitress positions.
Despite the lawsuit, the company remains strict with its seven percent mandate on weight gain or loss and will dismiss any employee if they do not meet the requirements upon the company's routine weigh-in.
In defense of the rule, Parx's chief counsel and vice president, Thomas Bonner stated, "We've established the Parkettes as sort of a brand with which customers identify the casino, and it's important to maintain the integrity of the brand."
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