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No they can not.
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yeah, but i doubt thats the reason they'd give
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Yes, for fat models aren't good models. There is a line between fat and plus size after all.
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not legally no! But some people dont care about that
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If it prevents them from performing the job laid out in their job description. For example, you can be discharged from the military for being to fat because it prevents you from performed certain duties to the required standard. Same goes for police, firemen, etc. If its a desk job? No.
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Most states are "at will" states meaning that the employer can discharge an employee for any reason, or no reason, as long as there is not a systematic pattern of descrimination. There are also jobs that require certain physicial characteristics-if after being hired the employees physical condition or the job requirements change the person can be discharged.
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I knew a mechanics who was fired for being too fat. He couldn't get under the cars. So technically, he was fired because he could not longer do the job. Sometimes employers go to placement agencies because they don't want to get in trouble with the Labor Board but they need someone female/male or attractive or well-spoken or slim or single ---
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Sure just ask Rollie Pollie Ollie the 4'2 912lbs NBA star.
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I doubt that you would be fired for being too short, if they hired you in the first place. People don't get shorter. If, however, your job involves your appearance or your physical fitness, you could be fired for becoming too fat. The employer may not tell you that's the reason. They can usually dump anyone they want, unless you have a contract or a collective bargaining agreement.
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you cannot discriminate against someone based on their physical attributes in the u.s. per equal employment opportunity law, which includes both hiring and firing, if they are in a protected class. the one exception to that rule is in hiring when someones physical attributes (obesity, height) makes them unable to perform the basic job duties. for instance, security guards must be physically fit enough to chase after suspects. in those cases, a business can choose not to hire the person if they would be unable to fulfill those duties. if someone gains a significant amount of weight after hire and is no longer able to perform the duties required by the job due to physiological reasons, the employer cannot fire the employee ~ that would be considered discriminatory by the american disabilities act. i am hardpressed to think of why anyone would become significantly shorter upon hire where they could no longer perform their duties, except in the case of osteoporosis ~ anyhow, in each of those cases, the individuals would qualify for disability.
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Of course they can, with proper documentation! If fat, then they would say it is an insurance premium/health issue and that it is against company guidelines. If too short, and you work say, in a warehouse, or a place where reaching high places is defined in the employee handbook as a job requirement then WHAMMO, you're out for violating the corporate policies and procdures! It's all in the documentation; with the properly written words, anything is possible :-)
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@#$% No! ;-)
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There is not a simple yes/no answer to this question. Generally, the answer is yes. In most states you are an at-will employee, and therefore, can be fired for any reason (with a few exceptions). Those exceptions are membership in a protected class (e.g. race, gender, religion, etc), or retaliation for engaging in a protected right. However, medical conditions are a protected classification. Thus, if you are a dwarf, then firing you for being too short (assuming you can do the job) would be illegal. As for obesity, there is no consensus on whether this is a medical condition subject to protection. Different courts have gone different ways.
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No way Hose, sue their ass off if that hapends!
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A person can be fired because the boss don't like their shoes. As long as it's not because of their race, religion or age it's fair game.
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Not offically but yes, for anything
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