BIGGER AND BIGGER
Percentage of adult population that is obese (at least 30 pounds overweight):
• 1976-80: 15%
• 1988-94: 23.2%
• 1999-2000: 30.9%
• 2003-04: 32.9%
Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
In Ohio, 400-pound Stephen Grindle claimed he was fired as a driver for Watkins Motor Lines because of his weight. In Michigan, General Motors worker Timothy Hopkins, 670 pounds, had gastric-bypass surgery and shed 300 pounds but couldn't get his job back. In New York, teacher Michael Frank, 325 pounds, said he failed to get tenure after a boss described him as "so big and sloppy."
Their claims are part of an emerging area of federal disabilities law that is drawing more attention, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and lawyers who represent labor and employers....more
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