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He should stand up for Helen and work for a solution. She is a good employee that excels at her job. After Frank offered the other position at the same pay and Helen declined, he should fight to remove the weight restriction. He should address this issue with the association, human resources manager, and the executive team. Weight discrimination might create costly issues and negative publicity if the media shares this information with the public. They could lose customers and revenue so they should remove the weight restriction.
The organization should include weight and appearance items in their diversity training sessions. This should be part of their accepting and inclusive education. The travel agency might want to consider revising their policies and to include weight discrimination so there are procedures “for preventing and handling cases of obesity harassment. Corporate diversity training programs can include a segment on obese persons and persons with other types of appearance issues” (Carr-Ruffino,