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Subject: Company That Fired Smokers Also Targeting Fat

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Betty

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Date Posted: 12:20:12 01/27/05 Thu
In reply to: Betty 's message, "no no no, you can have her, she's too fat for me" on 10:16:27 03/10/04 Wed

Health Care Company That Fired Smokers Also Targeting Fat

A Michigan health care company that fired four employees for smoking is also targeting fat.

Howard Weyers, the founder of Weyco Inc., said he wants to tell fat workers to lose weight or else, Reuters reported.

Weyers brought in weight experts to speak with employees, according to Reuters. The company also offers employees a $35 monthly incentive for joining a health club and $65 for meeting fitness goals.

Anyone concerned about limiting employers' rights to specify terms of employment should know that federal law protects people with conditions like obesity, alcoholism and AIDS. But there's no right to indulge in tobacco.

Four Weyco employees were fired after the company enacted a new policy this month, allowing workers to be fired if they smoke, even if the smoking takes place after hours or at home.

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