Is Obesity Really a Disability?
Maybe because I've never been obese (overweight, yes, obese, no), but I disagree with the court that found that obesity is a disability. I admit I'm one of those biased people who feels that weight is something you can -- should be able to -- control. I, of course, know how hard it is. I've been on a diet (and fought anorexia) most of my life. But, according to The Wall Street Journal, " A federal district court ruled last week that obesity itself may be a disability, independent of an underlying physiological condition, confirming the rising risk of lawsuits on grounds of obesity discrimination." The man who won sued because his company had “terminated his employment because of his disability and, in retaliation for the charge of discrimination, threatened to terminate business with other entities if those entities employ plaintiff." ”Attorneys for the company had moved to dismiss the case, arguing that obesity was not a disability under the Amer...