Obesity as a Disability: What Does This Mean for Employers?
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. October 3, 2012
By Michael T. Landen According to the CDC, over one-third of American adults are obese. As a result, it is not surprising that employers nationwide are seeing a rise in lawsuits and claims by obese employees who invoke the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), claiming that their employers failed to provide reasonable accommodations for their …