Discussions on Recent Legislation, Noteworthy Cases & Trends in Enforcement
“Employers can give a sigh of relief – or can they? We have clear confirmation now … that obesity itself is not a protected characteristic.”
Yesterday we published a post…
Continue Reading “Obesity and Disability Following Kaltoft”: UK Lawyers’ View
“The boss thinks you should lose a few pounds.”
An article yesterday in the Wall Street Journal by Lauren Weber and Rachel Emma Silverman opens with this line, and then …
Continue Reading “Time To Lose A Few Pounds”: Is Obesity A Workplace Issue?
The issue of whether the law forbids obesity discrimination and/or if morbid obesity should be considered a disability may soon be decided. At least in the EU — we have…
Obesity — disability or lack of self-control?
This question has resonated with readers — especially now that the European Court is poised (possibly?) to call it a disability, and now…
Continue Reading Shopping In The “Husky” Section: A Reader Talks Of Obesity
Is obesity a disability under the ADA?
In our post of April 25th we discussed a recent court decision that said that it might very well be. We noted in…
Continue Reading Is Obesity A Matter Of “Personal Responsibility” Or A Disability? A Spirited Debate
A whole lot of readers who are in the legal/HR/healthcare business expressed forceful opinions about our post last week which described a new court decision that upheld the viability of…
Continue Reading Obese Employees: Disabled Or “Just Fat?”
Last year we discussed whether for ADA purposes obesity is a disease — as was held by a new decisison by the American Medical Association. We posted that the…
Continue Reading Court Upholds Claim That Obesity May Be A Disability Under The ADA
An Alabama field salesperson for a provider of hospice services to the termimally ill sued her former employer under the ADA claiming that she was fired “on the basis of…
Continue Reading Obesity: Merely “Undesirable” And “Unprofessional,” Like A Neon Green Mohawk, Or A Disability?
We just posted a couple weeks ago that the recent decision of the American Medical Association to declare obesity a disease would likely spur lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities…
Continue Reading After AMA Declares Obesity A Disease, The First Suit Is Filed Under the ADA To Declare Obesity A Disability
For those of you who plan to spend the holiday week catching up on some summer beach reading, but don’t know what to read, we recommend that you include the…
Continue Reading Holiday Week Beach Reading From Around The World
