What's the Tea in L&E? Weight Discrimination
Whether you are picking up a well-respected periodical or a celebrity news magazine, you cannot avoid reading about semaglutide injection drugs – drugs used to control blood sugar levels for individuals with type 2 diabetes...more
In the complex tapestry of workplace dynamics, there exists an often unspoken advantage known as the beauty premium or “pretty privilege.” This phenomenon refers to the societal bias toward individuals who are perceived as...more
The Israeli National Labor Court recently ruled that the Israel Football Association acted with mala fides when it demoted an assistant referee in the national football league to a lower league because of his weight....more
Labor and employment attorneys Leah Stiegler and Emily Kendall Chowhan discuss how weight biases have been proven to negatively impact female promotions and pay. Further, uninvited commentary from co-workers regarding another...more
The New Jersey State Senate recently voted 22-14 to approve Bill S1602, which expands the state’s Law Against Discrimination to include weight and height as protected characteristics. The current Law Against Discrimination...more
State and local governments continue to increase workplace regulations. This update provides an overview of recent and upcoming legislative developments to help you and your organization stay in compliance with local and...more
As of November 26, 2023, the New York City Human Rights Law makes discrimination on the basis of an individual’s height or weight unlawful. Accordingly, an employer may not discharge or refuse to hire an individual, or...more
Effective November 26, 2023, a significant amendment to New York City’s Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) prohibits discrimination based on height and weight. This development aligns the city with a growing trend of jurisdictions,...more
New York City’s legislation amending the New York City Human Rights Law, Local Law 61 of 2023, prohibits discrimination based on a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The new law took...more
As reported in our previous blog post, on May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Adams signed a bill into law prohibiting height and weight discrimination within employment, housing and public accommodations under the New York...more
On May 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed into law a bill that expands New York City's anti-discrimination laws, adding height and weight as protected characteristics under the New York City Human Rights Law. Effective on...more
Last month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed a new ordinance that adds weight and height to the city’s antidiscrimination prohibitions. The new measure means that employers in New York can be sued for discrimination...more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation amending the New York City Human Rights Law to prohibit discrimination based on a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The new law...more
On May 26, 2023, Mayor Adams enacted into law an ordinance passed by the New York City Council to create new protected categories under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”). This law now amends the NYCHRL and...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more
As previewed in a prior alert, discrimination based on height or weight is now prohibited in New York City. On May 26, Mayor Eric Adams signed into law the bill that the New York City Council passed on May 11, which adds a...more
On May 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed into law a bill that expands New York City anti-discrimination laws by adding an individual’s height and weight to the list of protected characteristics under the New York City Human...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects most job applicants and employees from discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on disability. While employers are likely familiar with many of the physical and...more
New York City Council passed a bill on May 11, 2023, that if signed by Mayor Eric Adams would prohibit discrimination against individuals based on their height and weight and add height and weight to the list of protected...more
The movement to expand legal protections against forms of appearance-based discrimination could soon gain a formidable ally. The New York City Council passed a bill on May 11 that would prohibit employers from discriminating...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of disability, including “morbid obesity.” However, outside of this condition, the ADA’s protections do not extend to employees who...more
Employers everywhere should be well-versed in the main federal civil rights laws, offering protection to your employees and applicants from workplace discrimination based on age, disability, sex, gender, religion, race, and...more
The California Fair Employment and Housing Council has published new regulations that increase protections from national origin discrimination, including expanding the definition of “national origin.” The regulations will...more
Is obesity a disability under California law? Are a supervisor’s alleged “fat remarks” sufficient evidence of disability discrimination? On December 21, 2017, a California Appellate Court published an extensive decision...more
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled this week that obesity is not a “disability” within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act — even as amended in 2009 — unless the condition was...more