Via Fark:
Montana Supreme Court rules that obesity is a disability that can't prevent you from getting certain jobs, even if your fat ass is a safety risk
HELENA — The state Supreme Court says obesity qualifies as an impairment in some cases under the Montana Human Rights Act, potentially allowing obese people to seek greater protection against discrimination.The divided court handed down the ruling Friday in a case between Eric Feit and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, finding that if a person's weight is outside the normal range and affects one or more body systems, it may constitute a physical or mental impairment — even if it's not a symptom of some underlying disease or health condition.
The case began in 2009, when Feit filed a complaint with the Montana Department of Labor contending BNSF withdrew a conditional offer to hire him as a conductor trainee because of the "significant health and safety risks associated with extreme obesity."
more common sense
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120708/NEWS01/207080318/Montana-Supreme-Court-Obesity-may-qualify-impairment?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1
Montana Supreme Court rules that obesity is a disability that can't prevent you from getting certain jobs, even if your fat ass is a safety risk HELENA — The state Supreme Court says obesity qualifies as an impairment in some cases under the Montana Human Rights Act, potentially allowing obese people to seek greater protection against discrimination.The divided court handed down the ruling Friday in a case between Eric Feit and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, finding that if a person's weight is outside the normal range and affects one or more body systems, it may constitute a physical or mental impairment — even if it's not a symptom of some underlying disease or health condition.
The case began in 2009, when Feit filed a complaint with the Montana Department of Labor contending BNSF withdrew a conditional offer to hire him as a conductor trainee because of the "significant health and safety risks associated with extreme obesity."
more common sense
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120708/NEWS01/207080318/Montana-Supreme-Court-Obesity-may-qualify-impairment?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1
