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Discredited resveratrol researcher sues UConn for wrongful termination
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- USA
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- March 8 2013
A scientist who was accused of falsifying data in research on the purported health benefits of red wine has reportedly sued the University of
Montana high court rules obesity may be a protected disability
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- USA
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- July 20 2012
Responding to a question certified by a federal district court, a divided Montana Supreme Court has said that obesity which is not the symptom of a physiological condition may be a “physical or mental impairment” as the terms are used in the Montana Human Rights Act
EEOC not entitled to medical information from Nestlé in genetic discrimination case
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- USA
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- May 25 2012
A federal court in Kentucky has determined that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is not entitled to information about the medical examinations of Nestlé Prepared Foods employees in relation to a claim by one former employee that he was fired due to “genetic information” discrimination
Texas hospital refuses to hire employees with BMI exceeding 35
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- USA
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- April 6 2012
Citizens Medical Center, located in Victoria, Texas, has reportedly instituted a prohibition on hiring any employee with a body mass index (BMI) higher than 35, or 210 pounds for an individual 5 feet, 5 inches tall or 245 pounds for someone 5-foot-10
Study claims to link heavy diesel-exhaust exposure to lung cancer
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- USA
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- March 16 2012
A recent National Cancer Institute (NCI) study concludes that heavy exposure to diesel exhaust increases the risk of death from lung cancer
Court recognizes severe obesity as disability under ADA
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- USA
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- December 16 2011
Denying an employer’s motions for summary judgment in an employment discrimination suit, a federal court in Louisiana has determined that severe obesity, regardless of its basis, qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act
NIOSH seeks comments on criteria for setting occupational diacetyl exposure limit
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- USA
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- July 29 2011
The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) will hold a public meeting August 26, 2011, to solicit public input on a draft document titled “Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione.”
Workers’ compensation awarded in obese woman’s death
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- USA
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- July 1 2011
According to a news source, a New Jersey appeals court has determined that the husband of an obese woman who died of a blood clot after working long hours in her home office may recover workers’ compensation benefits
OSHA to revise employer reporting requirements for fatalities, injuries, amputations
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- USA
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- July 1 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would revise recordkeeping and reporting requirements for work-related injuries and illnesses
Workers’ comp deductibles at issue in pork employees’ neurological disease
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- USA
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- April 29 2011
A Minnesota appeals court has reportedly decided a dispute over workers' compensation deductibles in favor of a pork processing company's insurance carrier in litigation arising from injuries to employees exposed to the mist from pig brain tissue
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- Jurisdiction - USA
- Author - Mark Anstoetter
- Workarea - Employment & Labor
- Workarea - Healthcare
- Firm Name - Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP