Monday, February 26, 2007
Tweet[IWS] CRS: OBESITY DISCRIMINATION and the ADA [22 February 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22609
February 22, 2007
Obesity Discrimination and the Americans with Disabilities Act [22 February 2007]
Jennifer Staman, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22609_20070222.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Summary
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides broad nondiscrimination
protection for individuals with disabilities. However, to be covered under the statute,
an individual must first meet the definition of an individual with a disability. Questions
have been raised as to whether and to what extent obesity is a disability under the ADA
and whether the ADA protects obese individuals from discrimination. This report
provides background regarding how obesity is covered under the ADA and its
supporting regulations. It also discusses some of the ways in which courts have applied
the ADA to obesity discrimination claims.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22609
February 22, 2007
Obesity Discrimination and the Americans with Disabilities Act [22 February 2007]
Jennifer Staman, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22609_20070222.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Summary
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides broad nondiscrimination
protection for individuals with disabilities. However, to be covered under the statute,
an individual must first meet the definition of an individual with a disability. Questions
have been raised as to whether and to what extent obesity is a disability under the ADA
and whether the ADA protects obese individuals from discrimination. This report
provides background regarding how obesity is covered under the ADA and its
supporting regulations. It also discusses some of the ways in which courts have applied
the ADA to obesity discrimination claims.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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