[Mears]

It's a private company that would be brought before the courts if it fired an employee with AIDS.Is that okay with you?

It's a company that would be brought before the courts if it fired an obese employee. Is that okay with you?

Where does it end?

[Modernman]

It's a private company that would be brought before the courts if it fired an employee with AIDS.Is that okay with you?

Illnesses like AIDS are protected by the ADA. Voluntary activities, such as smoking, are not.

It's a company that would be brought before the courts if it fired an obese employee. Is that okay with you?

Depends on the state. There is no federal law protecting fat people. Most states allow you to fire someone for being fat, too.

[k2blader]

A private company should be able to fire or refuse to hire whomever it wants.

From my viewpoint it would make a lot of sense to refuse to hire a person with AIDS. And I recall a case involving the firing of an obese person which also made sense.

Turning the question around: If a private company is *not* allowed to fire whomever it wants, where does it end?