Olsen v. Marriott International, Inc.

ORDER

SILVER, District Judge.

In 1993, Ralph Olsen applied for a position as a massage therapist with the Spa at Marriott’s Camelback Inn. The Marriott refused to consider Mr. Olsen for the position because he is male. Mr. Olsen filed this action alleging that the Marriott’s failure to hire him constitutes overt sex discrimination in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The Marriott’s defense is based on the argument that being female is a bona fide occupational qualification for the percentage of massage therapists necessary to satisfy customer requests for female therapists. The…