Court: It?s okay for employers to discriminate against overweight workers

Name: Court: It?s okay for employers to discriminate against overweight workers
Uploaded: 2016-04-14T03:00:00Z
Description: It is okay for employers to refuse jobs to overweight candidates, according to a federal appeals court. However, the Eighth Circuit opinion comes with several caveats that prevent the case from opening the floodgates to discrimination against obese Americans.

It is okay for employers to refuse jobs to overweight candidates, according to a federal appeals court. However, the Eighth Circuit opinion comes with several caveats that prevent the case from opening the floodgates to discrimination against obese Americans.

Posted April 13, 2016 10:00pm CDT