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Cut the fat: Can you reject obese applicants?

09/24/2012

In the past decade, two things have definitely grown: Americans’ waistlines and the desire for U.S. employers to reduce their employee-related health care costs. Those two trends have more employers considering a legally risky thought: Can we refuse to hire overweight people?

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