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Law's Sharona Hoffman discusses potential new protected class for “overweight” workers

Media | March 18, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff
Media Expert: Sharona Hoffman

Too fat to succeed at work? 'Overweight' could soon be a protected class

National Law Journal: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, said most jurisdictions don’t ban weight discrimination unless obesity qualifies as a disability, cautioning that creating a new protected class would pose definitional and legal challenges.

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