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Weight, Weight, Don’t Tell Me

December 28, 2017

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Back in 2012 Steve Smith asked: Is Weight Discrimination OK? Tom Bolt also had some very insightful comments on the post, pointing out that whether someone is fit to work based on weight is really a determination between the individual and his doctor.

The question came up because the Citizen’s Medical Center in Victoria Texas has a policy against hiring people whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is higher than 35. The Texas Tribune reports the policy requires an employee’s physique “should fit with a representational image or specific mental projection of the job of a healthcare professional,” including an appearance “free from distraction” for hospital patients.

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