EU: Obesity can be Disability

[DrLeftover]

European Court Rules Obesity Can Be a Disability

Dec 18, 2014

Obesity can be a disability, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday ? a decision that could have widespread consequences across the 28-nation bloc for the way in which employers deal with severely overweight staff.

The ruling, which is binding across the EU, has such profound implications for employment law that experts expect EU nations to challenge it.

The court ruled in the case of a Danish childcare worker Karsten Kaltoft, who weighed 159 kilograms (350 pounds) and said he was unfairly fired for being fat. The ruling said if obesity hinders a "full and effective participation in professional life," it could count as a disability.

According to Jacob Sand, Kaltoft's lawyer, the ruling means employers will have an "active obligation" to cater to the needs of their obese staff members who are considered disabled, because discrimination on the grounds of disability is illegal under European Union law.

This could mean providing car parking spaces closer to the office, changes to workers' desks and other modifications.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/european-court-rules-obesity-disability-27685479

 

[Evil Eye]

Being fat might be debilitating, but yeah... It's not exactly an unsolvable probably for most people.

So, "ugh, this is just going to get fucked up".

 

[DrLeftover]

In most cases, obesity is simply a matter of listening to Cookie Monster and his friend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxCplsdCwxY

 

[seasidemike]

The result of obesity may be debilitating, but it is not a disability.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

The left continuing to make victims of everybody under any possible excuse.