xample, someone who is grossly obese and believes they have suffered employment discrimination as a result will have a good chance of winning a lawsuit based on discrimination if the obesity is due to some kind of disability or medical condition. However, if the obesity is not related to some already protected characteristics, chances are the courts would not view it as discrimination.
Legally, employment discrimination law is designed to achieve goals that protect both the employee and the employer. It protects the employee from unfair bias and it protects the employer by diminishing the risk of lawsuit based on discrimination.
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