Advocate General Jääskinen considers that morbid obesity may amount to a ‘disability’ for the purposes of the Equal Treatment in Employment Directive

Date of article: 17/07/2014

Daily News of: 18/07/2014

Country:  EUROPE

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Article language: en

Whilst there is no general principle of EU law prohibiting discrimination on grounds of obesity in its own right, morbid obesity may come within the meaning of ‘disability’ if it is of such a degree as to hinder full participation in professional life on an equal footing with other employees

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