How much you do or do not weigh is still an issue when it comes to hiring, reports a recent BLR poll.
The poll asked: “Has someone’s weight ever influenced your decision on whether to hire him or her?”, 26% of respondents answered that it had and 28% said it might have been an unconscious decision. 46% said weight was not an issue at all.
In 2006, 25% answered ‘Yes’ and 35% claimed it was an unconscious choice.
There is no federal law that bans weight discrimination.
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