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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight
A side note re:legality. Save for a small handful of states that have passed specific laws, "overweight" is not legally considered a protected employment class unto itself. Therefore, an employer has the right to refuse employment based on weight/size, unless there is a specific medical reason for the applicant's weight. at least, this is according to the results of some ineternet research. ymv
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I believe what I am refering to would be case law, in that a stewardess sued for wrongful termination when she no longer fir within the airlines weight guidelines. I'm not sure where this case went, if it settled (probably) or went to trial - or if it really exists - such is the faultiness of memory.
But yeah it's not a protected status in some states, just like homosexulaity.