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Is Obesity a Disability? Experts Weigh In

Feb. 3, 2015
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A recent European Court of Justice ruling supports disability protections for obesity under certain circumstances, and a group of organizations in the United States is calling for the same protection here. The EU decision that sparked the development of the new position relates to a case of a child-care worker who claimed he was fired from his job because of his weight.

In a joint position statement, Obesity Care Continuum (OCC) partners agree with the premise behind the ruling, and call for these protections to be enacted in the United States.

Read more on obesity on EHS Today.

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