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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:19 AM Jun 2014

EU's top court may define obesity as a disability

Source: BBC News

The EU's top court is considering a test case which could oblige employers to treat obesity as a disability.

Denmark has asked the European Court of Justice to rule on the case of a male childminder who says he was sacked for being too fat.

Karsten Kaltoft weighs about 160kg (25 stone; 350 pounds). He told the BBC that "bad habits" had made him fat but that his size was "no problem" at work.

The court's final ruling will be binding across the EU.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27809242

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EU's top court may define obesity as a disability (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jun 2014 OP

It is already a disability in United States AverageMe Jun 2014 #1

That listing was removed about ten years ago happyslug Jun 2014 #2

Wonderful ... Nihil Jun 2014 #3

AverageMe

(91 posts)

1. It is already a disability in United States

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:02 PM

Jun 2014

I am 67 years old, and have been retired on Social Security Disability Benefits (and therefore in addition my Union's Disability Pension) for nearly thirty years (27 to be exact). My disability is that I am morbidly obese.

happyslug

(14,779 posts)

2. That listing was removed about ten years ago

Reply to AverageMe (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:14 PM

Jun 2014

Now you are 67. Thus when the listing was de-listed you were over age 55 and unless you could do heavy labor you would still be disabled under the regulations.

Nihil

(13,508 posts)

3. Wonderful ...

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 08:36 AM

Jun 2014

Welcome to the world where Wall-E meets Idiocracy ...

FTS!

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