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

He's going to have a little bit of a problem with Michigan's Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act...

The opportunity to obtain employment, housing and other real estate, and the full and equal utilization of public accommodations, public service, and educational facilities without discrimination because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or marital status as prohibited by this act, is recognized and declared to be a civil right.

Sec. 202.(1) An employer shall not do any of the following:
(a) Fail or refuse to hire or recruit, discharge, or otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to employment, compensation, or a term, condition, or privilege of employment, because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, or marital status.

"He's going to have a little bit of a problem with Michigan's Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act..."

For the present.

Twenty five years ago I didn't think the insurance companies had the clout to make seat belts mandatory either. ;)

I think Wolfie said it best when he stated ... " Man, that's all I heard back in the 80's when drug testing became all the rage. Ahhh....the chickens....they roost rather hard these days. ;)"