Our
health care professionals have been haranguing us for years to lose a
few pounds – so is it fair for us to expect that people working for the
hospital to be, well, not fat?
Citizens Medical Center, a Texas healthcare facility, is walking the
walk: they’re refusing to hire fatties (people with body mass index over
35, classified as severely obese):
Officials say the measure is meant to promote healthy living, so
that employees can set an example for patients. The rule is legal in
Texas, and the medical center is hardly the first company to institute
weight-related policies — in 2010 grocery chain Whole Foods started
offering workers with low BMIs better employee discounts. Considering
how hard it is for anyone to get a job these days, should hospitals
be able to reject applicants based on their weight?
So – what do you think? Is it discrimination for hospitals not to hire
people because of their weight? Link