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7th Circuit Rules that Extreme Obesity is Not an ADA Impairment (at Least on These Facts)

The U.S. Court of Appeals in the Seventh Circuit has recently decided a case involving an extremely obese bus driver and denied his claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101–12213, as amended by the ADA...
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/7th-circuit-rules-that-extreme-obesity-31684/

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