European Court of Justice: obesity a disability in some circumstances
18 December 2014
Obesity can be a disability in some circumstances, the European Court of Justice has ruled.
Thu, 18 Dec 2014Obesity can be a disability in some circumstances, the European Court of Justice has ruled.
The ruling follows a discrimination case bought by Danish childminder Karsten Kaltoft against his local authority Billund Kommune. He claimed he was sacked for being too fat.
In a ruling binding across the whole of the EU, the EU’s highest court said obesity...
