Odiatrists say high heels immediately shift your entire body weight to the ball of your foot when it should be on the heel of your foot. This puts more stress on your knees. Your lower back and chest are pushed forward, throwing your spine out of alignment. And worst of all, foot pain may strike at any time,” Lopez’s Change.org petition reads.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Lopez says she’s developed scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine. Johns Hopkins Medicine says the cause of scoliosis is generally unknown. But Lopez believes wearing heels previously on the job is likely responsible.<\/p>\n
\nYou’re holding a heavy tray of drinks and you’re walking to and from, and you’re on your feet for 7.5 hours a day,”<\/strong> Lopez said of being a cocktail server.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n“It starts to take a toll on your body. Women’s health matters and this is a women’s health issue,” Lopez added.<\/p>\n
Legal Basis<\/b><\/h2>\n Lopez hasn’t yet brought a wrongful termination lawsuit against MGM National Harbor. The case could be difficult to mount, as workplace attorneys say employers can indeed mandate certain uniform requirements.<\/p>\n
\nEmployers generally have the freedom to regulate employees’ appearance in the workplace,”<\/strong> an August 2016 article on workplace attire read in The National Law Review<\/i>.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n But the publication said the legality of uniforms gets clouded when policies are not enforced evenhandedly amongst sexes.<\/p>\n
\nEmployers have greater chance of avoiding appearance-based claims if they institute clear appearance policies that are enforced in a non-discriminatory fashion,”<\/strong> the 2016 article concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nAt least at this juncture, Lopez doesn’t seem intent on suing her former employer. MGM had no comment on her high heels petition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A former MGM National Harbor casino cocktail server alleges that she was fired last year by the resort for not wearing high heels while on the job. The venue is\u00a0 located just outside the nation’s capital in Oxon Hill, Md., Rebecca Lopez, 37, a mother of four who lives in Bowie, worked at the casino […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":264007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,60],"tags":[82103,83599,82024,85446],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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