Obesity Discrimination and the Americans with Disabilities Act

dc.contributor.author	Staman, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-17T19:49:01Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-17T19:49:01Z
dc.date.issued	2007-02-22
dc.description.abstract	[Excerpt] The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides broad nondiscrimination protection for individuals with disabilities. However, to be covered under the statute, an individual must first meet the definition of an individual with a disability. Questions have been raised as to whether and to what extent obesity is a disability under the ADA and whether the ADA protects obese individuals from discrimination. This report provides background regarding how obesity is covered under the ADA and its supporting regulations. It also discusses some of the ways in which courts have applied the ADA to obesity discrimination claims.
dc.description.legacydownloads	Obesity_discrimination.pdf: 18116 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020.
dc.identifier.other	259383
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/76237
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.rights	No Copyright - United States
dc.rights.uri	https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
dc.subject	ADA
dc.subject	protection
dc.subject	disabilities
dc.subject	obesity
dc.subject	discrimination
dc.subject	court
dc.title	Obesity Discrimination and the Americans with Disabilities Act
dc.type	article
local.authorAffiliation	Staman, Jennifer: Congressional Research Service

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