Texas hospital refuses to hire overweight people

[azxd]

Probably less, but my profit per customer would be higher. I'd have to do some market research before implementing that policy though.

Charge by the pound

[donnay]

I still think that this discrimination is ok. This discrimination is related to the ability to do that job. The job is providing medical services. Those who are unhealthy do sound hypocritical giving health advice. This is part of the reason that women can choose to have a woman gynecologist. Sometimes, there are real differences.

That's preemptive discrimination! How do you know a person cannot do the job when you can't get past their appearance? This country is extremely shallow and superficial. The way you hire someone is based on their merits not appearance.

You know that old sayings..."Don't judge a book by their cover."

[Acala]

Does your employer take public funds? Does your employer get subsidies from government?

It would be a wonderful world if we could only get government out of business, I hear ya! But they aren't and they are controlling our economy right now! Which holds many people over a barrel. When many people cannot find a job, guess what they are going to turn to government for help.

I owned a business in Maine, and I was told that I HAD to carry insurance on my employees, it was a state mandate and to make matters worse, I had no choice which insurance company provider I wanted. So I sold my business and packed up and left, as did many others I knew who had a small business. This is happening all over the place. If it were truly a free market no one would be told what to do by government.

The transition to a free market would be first and foremost getting government out of our business. But we won't be able to make this transition with thousands of people who are out of work and on the government teet.

The solution to a loss of freedom is never to sacrifice MORE freedom. That's how we got into this mess.

[Acala]

That's preemptive discrimination! How do you know a person cannot do the job when you can't get past their appearance? This country is extremely shallow and superficial. The way you hire someone is based on their merits not appearance.

You know that old sayings..."Don't judge a book by their cover."

Hair color is appearance. Obesity is a medical condition. But an employer should be able to discriminate on appearance as well. No matter how shallow.

If I were going to open a bar or restaurant, I would go all over town to find the most attractive, friendly wait staff I could find and then hire them away to work in my restaurant. Superficial? Yup. Would it work as a business strategy? Yup.

[eduardo89]

Charge by the pound

Then it's not really "All you can eat".

[maskander]

Then it's not really "All you can eat".

Hey just do what most companies do, bait and switch lie to customers to get them in, and then have different terms than advertised.

[specsaregood]

Then it's not really "All you can eat".

I think you interpretted his comment backwards. think about it.

[Anti Federalist]

Hair color is appearance. Obesity is a medical condition. But an employer should be able to discriminate on appearance as well. No matter how shallow.

Just so I'm clear on this:

An employer can demand anything they want, correct?

Mandatory church attendance?

In house cameras and microphones to ensure compliance with company edicts and rules?

Removal of all firearms from an employee's home?

Prohibiting all political activism?

It's all on the table, correct?

[eduardo89]

Another business-related question. If I wanted to start a strip club but hire only redhead dancers, would that be legal descrimination?

[azxd]

Then it's not really "All you can eat".

Sure it is ... You'd just have a variable price structure for the customers.

Weigh more = Pay more