Discussions on Recent Legislation, Noteworthy Cases & Trends in Enforcement
Both men and women experience strong bodily reactions to sexual harassment, a new study found – the first of its kind which includes men.
Published in the journal Body Image…
Continue Reading “When Men And Women Get Sexually Harassed, They Take It Out On Their Bodies”
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…
Continue Reading EEOC Settles ADA Case Based Upon “Morbid Obesity”
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…
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…
Discrimination against the obese – we discussed this issue in our blog of 3/27, and noted that it is illegal only in Michigan, and about six cities in the…
Continue Reading Study Confirms Employment Discrimination Against Obese Women
In our 3/27 blog entry we asked whether discrimination against the obese should be illegal. In response to that blog post, we received a rather poignant comment from a reader…
Continue Reading Employers May be Missing a Star Employee by Refusing to Hire the Overweight
Discrimination against the obese, or "weight bias." Is it illegal? Only in Michigan, and about six cities in the US.
Does it exist? Most definitely, with some sources claiming…
Continue Reading Texas: Where Everything Must Be Bigger, Except Employees
