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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“One’s Natural-Born Features, Alone, Ought Not Be Barriers To Employment”
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We read a great comment in response to our post “Weight Bias Is Alive And Well.” Maria Hanna Joseph, an attorney/mediator in the Boston area, addressing…
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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…
Is Obesity A Matter Of “Personal Responsibility” Or A Disability? A Spirited Debate
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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…
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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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Court Upholds Claim That Obesity May Be A Disability Under The ADA
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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…
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Does Appearance Matter In The Workplace? Maybe, Sometimes, “Its Only Human”
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Wow, did we get a lot of comments on our post last week, “‘Appearance DOES MATTER’ (at least in some jobs).” In that post, we quoted Sylvia Dahlby…
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Obesity: Merely “Undesirable” And “Unprofessional,” Like A Neon Green Mohawk, Or A Disability?
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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…
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Is It OK To Refuse To Hire Obese Job Applicants?
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We received many great, thoughtful reader comments to our last post on the issue of whether weight discrimination should be prohibited or whether it is OK not to hire obese…
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