Is obesity a disability that should be accommodated under the ADA? - CCH

[**Is obesity a **disability** that should be accommodated under the ADA?**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGj60jd4apCGrese1BDRZ_fGh-ImA&url=http://hr.cch.com/hhrlib/issues-answers/Is-obesity-a-disability-that-should-be-accommodated-under-the-ADA.asp?date%3DSeptember-3-2012)
**CCH**
When faced with an accommodation request, a prudent employer should treat morbid obesity as a physical impairment under the Americans with **Disabilities** Act (ADA) and, if the impairment substantially limits a major life activity (such as walking), grant **...**

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