Workplace Discrimination For Weight In Wake
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Even though discrimination based on weight has a negative impact on people's health and wellness, there is only one state in the U.S – Michigan – that has an anti-weight discrimination law.
Even though discrimination based on weight has a negative impact on people's health and wellness, there is only one state in the U.S – Michigan – that has an anti-weight discrimination law.
Fat·ism ˈfat-ˌi-zəm. : prejudice or discrimination against fat people. Never has it been more socially and professionally unacceptable to be fat in Britain … . At a time when racism, sexism and ageism have become taboo, fatism is the last acceptable prejudice. Carol Midgley, The Times (London), 16 Feb.
Other areas that ban discrimination based on height and weight include Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Santa Cruz, California, Binghamton, New York, Urbana, Illinois, Madison, Wisconsin, and the entire state of Michigan.
The workplace is a common setting where weight bias and discrimination occur. Employees who have a higher body weight face weight-based inequities in employment including unfair hiring practices, lower wages, fewer promotions, harassment from co-workers, and unfair job termination.
Examples of weight stigma include: Receiving negative comments or “health concerns” about your weight from anyone, including health care professionals. Complimenting someone on their weight loss.
Obesity discrimination is not currently afforded legal status as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010). However, obesity-related conditions (eg, osteoarthritis), may be in scope where an employee is able to satisfy the legal definition of a disability under EqA 2010.