Weight-Based Discrimination in the Workplace: Is Legal Protection Necessary?

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作者：
Ken Schallenkamp
Ron DeBeaumont
Joshua Houy
机构：
[1] Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD 57799
来源：
Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal | 2012年 / 24卷 / 4期
关键词：
Obese; Overweight; Protected class; Weight-based discrimination;
D O I：
10.1007/s10672-012-9197-3
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摘要：
Legal protection against weight-based discrimination in the workplace exists in the U. S. However, it is quite limited and its application across jurisdictions is inconsistent. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether such protection is needed-in other words, whether significant weight-based discrimination exists in the workplace, and, if it does, to what extent the legal system should intervene to prevent such discrimination. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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