Employee fired for caring for disabled parent: ADA discrimination?
HR.BLR.com
Can an employer terminate an employee because it believes he is too distracted from his job duties because he is caring for a relative with a disability? That was the issue in this recent case.
JD Supra
On December 19, the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in favor of Kohl’s Department Stores in a failure to accommodate case pursued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a former employee. The case serves as a useful reminder of simple steps that businesses can take when handling accommodation requests.
NC woman denied restaurant service because of 'emotional support” dog
myfox8.com
A North Carolina woman is upset after she said a pizza restaurant denied her service because of her emotional support dog.
Obesity is not a curable condition
Chicago Tribune
This is in response to the Dec. 29 editorial “Obesity as disability.” Obesity is not a “curable condition.” Class 3 (severe) obesity affects about 6 percent of U.S. adults. Anyone who has severe obesity or works with people who have severe obesity knows that this chronic disease is relentless. Surgical weight loss treatment can produce the most dramatic health benefits for people with severe obesity, but it only makes obesity a manageable, not curable condition. Even after losing a great deal of weight following surgery, many patients will still have a body mass index in the range of obesity, and relapses are common. We have no cures yet for the damage that obesity causes to one’s metabolism and nervous system.