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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“Appearance In Hiring DOES MATTER” (in some jobs)
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Sylvia Dahlby, a “purveyor of talent acquisition, staffing management and recruiting business solutions” in Hawaii, commented below on our posts about “lookism,” beauty bias, appearance bias, and obesity.
Does …
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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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“Lookism” And Beauty Bias In The Workplace
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The Press from New Zealand (Press.com.nz) is publishing a series of articles on employment discrimination, and its leadoff article is about what we have called “lookism,” appearance bias or beauty…
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“Lookism’s Inequality:” A New Study
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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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“No Self-Discipline, Regard For Health And Fitness” – Reasons Not To Hire the Obese?
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On October 16th we posted that “Massachusetts may be on the brink of passing a law prohibiting employment discrimination based on height and weight. … One commentator noted some…
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Massachusetts May Ban Height And Weight Discrimination
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Massachusetts may be on the brink of passing a law prohibiting employment discrimination based on height and weight. This would be some big news if it happens.
One commentator noted…
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Bodily Reactions To Sexual Harassment: Interesting Reader Feedback
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