Business Law

. Tom Johnson was a tall man who operated a successful restaurant that he owned. He believed that tall people commanded more respect in a restaurant. Accordingly, he never hired a waiter or waitress who was less than six feet tall. Because of this, he had 17 waiters and no waitresses working at the restaurant. Lucinda, a woman less than six feet tall, applied fora job as a waitress and was not hired. Later, she learned that a man who was over six feet in height was hired to ll the position. Aftera few inquiries, she learned of Tom's height requirements and alleged that she was the victim of illegal discrimination. a. This is not illegal discrimination, since an employer can decide issues such as this, even if it treats males and females differently. b. This is done by businesses all the time, therefor it is not illegal. c. Since this employment practice has a negative impact on women, and there is no substantiated necessity of the job to justify this employment action, it is illegal under the American with Disability Act. (1. Since this employment practice has a negative impact on women, and there is no substantiated necessity of the job to justify this employment action, it is illegal under the Civil Rights Act. e. Since this employment practice has a negative impact on women, and there is no substantiated necessity of the job to justify this employment action, it is illegal under the Employment Hiring Act