Discrimination against the overweight may be as common as racial bias. May 21, 2008— -- Weight discrimination, especially against women, is increasing in U.S. society and is almost as common as ...

Research reveals that women are over 16 times more likely than men to perceive employment related discrimination and identify weight as the basis for their discriminatory experience. This isn't just ...

Most forms of workplace discrimination have been barred for years thanks to state and federal protections. But in 49 states around the U.S., there’s still at least one that’s legal: discrimination ...

A new state bill to expand anti-discrimination statutes to protect people of all sizes was introduced Tuesday in the Delaware House of Representatives. Backed by state Rep. Sophie Phillips, a Bear ...

The time for employers to consider their options is now: The day of weight discrimination as a legal matter is only dawning. Within 5-7 years, it will likely have grown to a meaningful number of ...

Childhood obesity increases a person’s risk of weight discrimination People were 2.8 times more likely to experience weight stigma if they had severe obesity before age 18 Researchers recommend ...

Weight discrimination may lead to a vicious cycle that increases the risk for future weight problems, a new study shows. Research from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that ...

Obesity has historically been regarded as a moral failing, and people with obesity describe being seen as deficient, lazy, and/or undeserving of respect, lacking willpower and self-discipline, and ...

A months-long legal battle between Detroit rapper Dank Demoss and Lyft has come to a close, with court records confirming that the weight-discrimination lawsuit filed by the plus-size artist was ...

Detroit rapper Dank Demoss shared a weight loss update just months after she filed a lawsuit against Lyft for weight discrimination. On Sunday (Aug. 31), Demoss, born Dajua Blanding, shared before and ...