Health IQ Careers

Re:Health IQ Careers by DamonHD on Sunday March 04, 2018 @02:03PM (#16515978)

Should think that "Only fit able-bodied should apply" is simply illegal in many jurisdictions. Would medically-overweight wheelchair-bound black gays be rejected and on which grounds? At least one or two might prevent them entering the "wall sit time" competition... None should be relevant factors for hiring.

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Re:Health IQ Careers by paulddraper on Sunday March 04, 2018 @02:24PM (#16516085)

In the US, you cannot discriminate in hiring based on race, religion, sex, age (though IIRC you can discriminate against, if under 40), religion, disability, pregnancy, genetic info, or citizenship. https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/ Unless one of those is intrinsically necessary for the job function (e.g. actor, manual labor, military).

It's one thing to restrict sugar at the office, it's another if they actual hire for office jobs based on age, disability, or genetic testing.

Obesity, FYI, has not been classified as a disability. http://time.com/4883176/weight-discrimination-workplace-laws... https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a2bcd2c9-9e60... In most of the US, "Must have BMI 18-24" is a legally permissable (albeit unwise) employment retirement.

Also "employer" in this context requires 15+ employees.

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Re:Health IQ Careers by hashkb on Sunday March 04, 2018 @02:12PM (#16516026)

Why did you have to bring race and sexual orientation into it?

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Re:Health IQ Careers by DamonHD on Sunday March 04, 2018 @02:14PM (#16516036)

To show that they are equally irrelevant to a hire, and excluding someone on medical (eg disability) grounds is as offensive legally in many places for good reasons.

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