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20Jun

Seventh Circuit is latest Federal Court to Limit ADA Protection for Obesity

Regulators, judges and academics have all been vexed over the issue of whether obesity, not caused by an underlying physiological condition, is a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Notwithstanding existing EEOC...
By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/seventh-circuit-is-latest-federal-court-71295/

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