One of the key size-related events that occured last week was the decision by the Washington Supreme Court that “obesity is a protected class under state anti-discrimination law.” According to the court, “obesity does not have to be caused by a separate physiological disorder or condition because obesity itself is a physiological disorder or condition under the statute.” This decision could dramatically impact employment practices in Washington, and the article below does a clear job of laying out some of those implications. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/obesity-a-new-protected-class-in-67483/
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