By 6. Should hospitals refuse to hire obese employees?
There has been much debate recently around the fact that many medical facilities are refusing to hire smokers. Along those same lines, a new question has popped up: Can hospitals refuse to hire the obese?
This is what has happened at Citizens Medical Center, located in Texas. The facility refuses to hire anyone with a body mass index over 35. The Week gives the example that a 5’5” applicant could not weigh over 210 and be hired at Citizens.
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