On July 2d we wrote that only one state – Michigan – and only 6 cities prohibit discrimination based upon physical appearance or obesity, but noted that a few courts
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Add Another State To The List That Has Found That Obesity Discrimination Is Illegal Since Obesity Is An Impairment
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On July 2d we wrote a lengthy piece on “obesity discrimination” — discrimination in employment based on obesity, and noted that aside from a few statutes around the nation which explicitly…
Laws Explicitly Addressing Obesity Discrimination More Effective Than Treating Obesity As A Disability: New Academic Study
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We have written a lot about persons who experience discrimination in employment based either on physical appearance or obesity, and how only one state – Michigan – and only 6…
Interesting Discussion of the Effects of the ADA Amendments
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One of the more interesting discussions I have read of the effect on employers of the relatively new ADA Amendments is in an article dated April 2, 2012 by Michael Maslanka in…
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Employer that didn’t think out of the box, may have violated applicant’s rights under the ADA
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In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court of Minnesota ruled that a reasonable jury could find that an employer failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to a job…
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