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Recent court rulings could make weight an issue in hiring (TechRepublic)
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Recent court rulings could make weight an issue in hiring (TechRepublic)
Due to a couple of recent court rulings, companies may have to pay for weight loss surgery if fixing a workplace injury requires it. Will this cause some employers to discriminate against obese people?
Obesity results from the excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body's skeletal and physical standards. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an increase in 20 percent or more above your ideal body weight is the point at which excess weight becomes a health risk.
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