Also, if the smile thing is so important to them, they should offer full dental coverage.

Exactly. There is nothing wrong with her..There is a Sheetz where I live in Northern Virginia. Actually, there are a few of them. I have never, ever, even once, said “aww, look at that warm and welcoming smile”. They’re always very kind.. I always say hello, pay for my stuff, extend my thanks and leave. That smile…

Pretty sure Hooters does fire people for weight and it has for the most part not faced penalties for it (they’ve lost discrimination suits over sexism in hiring and promotions a few times though).

JFC, that’s heartbreaking 

It’s sad to think people have to go to those lengths to get dental care. I was also thinking that if you’re a Sheetz employee and something happens like you fall at home and knock out a tooth and you can’t afford to fix it with the dental coverage they provide, it’s nuts to think Sheetz can then make you quit because…

Because it's illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of disability; it's not illegal to discriminate on the basis of looks.

The details are dental work is very expensive and cosmetic work, like missing teeth, isn’t covered.

Well if I’m ever traveling through Ohio, I know which convenience store to pass on.

Her daughter is helping fund raise for her. For those in a position to give and who feel so inclined the gofundme is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rose-with-dental-care?utm_source=facebook

No kidding! My husband’s cousin had terrible teeth that he simply couldn’t afford to fix. Obviously that was impacting his employment options, because while most places don’t have as overt a policy about bad teeth, it does turn people off and that’ll get your application shoved down the pile real quick. He found a…

That is a great example. Thank you.

Ah, I gotcha. It might be helpful to think in terms of employers potentially having an obligation to accommodate *recovery*, not active addiction. So unpaid leave for rehab, maybe/yes; smoke breaks, no. 

I meant that I thought that addiction didn’t provide the same legal protections as compared to say, being wheelchair bound. From my limited understanding.

I’m not sure what you mean by “doesn’t legally count”; do you mean addiction doesn’t count as a disability (and therfore you can fire addicts), or that it doesn’t count as a legal basis to fire someone even if it’s causing them to do their job poorly? I’m happy to elaborate, just not sure where to start.

How are you going to run truck stop-gas stations and have reservations about how the employees bodies look? 

Since when are teeth required to work at any gas station in Ohio?

I actually prefer not to see someones teeth. I mean what if they just got back from a lunch break, I don’t want to see anything stuck between thier teeth. Not that I think it should negatively effect people regardless, I just think it’s stupid to require them to show off their teeth. Though I also think it’s stupid to…

“all Sheetz employees must have and remain with a perfect beautiful warm welcoming smile”

What’s horrifying is that the company may have effectively covered its ass by saying missing teeth were only prohibited if “unrelated to a disability.” In general, in the U.S., it’s illegal to fire someone or take other adverse action (and yes, this includes “constructive firing,” i.e. forcing them to quit) based on…

“but defended Counts’ manager, stating that she ’was handling this type of situation for the first time.’”