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Written by: Greta Ravitsky
A Texas hospital has recently been the subject of much media coverage due to its controversial hiring policy that bars overweight applications from consideration. Per the hiring policy, which was instituted last year at the Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, the hospital would only consider potential employees with a body mass index of less than 35. This equates to roughly 210 pounds for someone who is 5’5” tall or 245 pounds for someone 5’10.” In an interview with the Texas Tribune, the hospital’s CEO defended this policy as catering to its ...
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