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California Fair Employment and Housing Act Obesity

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Obese Employees May Be Protected Under FEHA

In December 2017, the California Court of Appeal published a decision confirming obesity is a protected disability in California if it has a physiological cause. In Cornell v. Berkeley Tennis Club, 18 Cal. App. 5th 908...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

“Weight Watchers”— Weight Discrimination in the Workplace

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Seyfarth Synopsis: ‘Tis the season of food temptation: the average American gains at least five pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. California employers need to beware of weight discrimination in the fluctuating...more

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