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Obesity to be classed as disability, top EU judge rules
Overweight staff may be provided with larger office chairs, lifts and priority parking by their employers, following a European court judgment on Thursday.
The chief legal adviser to the European Court of Justice, Niilo Jaaskinen, said it was ‘unlawful’ to discriminate against a person if their weight affects their work, as they would technically be classified as disabled.
He also argued that...