LEGAL UPDATE: Shifting Paradigms: Battling Weight Bias at Work on a National Scale
by Katie Robinson | August 24, 2023Over the last two decades, obesity levels in the United States have been on the rise along with a growing concern of discrimination based on weight in the workplace. As a result, states and local governments are starting to take action. In Washington, it is therefore illegal for employers to refuse to hire qualified potential employees because the employer perceives them to be obese.