Just today we wrote about obesity in the context of “corporate wellness” programs. Now comes a long-awaited ruling on obesity by the European Court of Justice – the EU’s highest
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“Time To Lose A Few Pounds”: Is Obesity A Workplace Issue?
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“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 …
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“Weight Bias Is Alive And Well”
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We note the passing of the “destigmatizer of fat,” Dr. Albert J. Stunkard, who died at the age of 92. The NYT obituary this week called him “a pioneer of…
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Is Obesity A Disability? We May Soon Know
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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…
Obese Employees: Disabled Or “Just Fat?”
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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…
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“Morbidly Obese” Employee Held Disabled By Kentucky Appeals Court
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At five feet four inches, four hundred twenty-five pounds, a food truck employee at Wagner’s in Kentucky was morbidly obese and suffered from diabetes. She was fired due to her…
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