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27Jun

Case of the Big Bus Driver: Seventh Circuit Joins Other Circuits in Rejecting Obesity, without Other Physiological Condition, as ADA Impairment

Obesity has been recognized as a disease by the American Medical Association, National Institutes of Health, and the World Health Organization. Does that mean obesity qualifies as a physical impairment under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?...
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/case-of-the-big-bus-driver-seventh-21091/

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