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EEOC not entitled to medical information from Nestlé in genetic discrimination case
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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
Study claims to link heavy diesel-exhaust exposure to lung cancer
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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
OSHA to revise employer reporting requirements for fatalities, injuries, amputations
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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
Dutch ministry issues nanotech safety guidance for workplaces
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Netherlands
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- May 27 2011
The Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment has issued guidance for employers and employees working with nanomaterials and nanoproducts
Banana workers sue over pesticide exposure
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama
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- June 10 2011
More than 200 farm workers from Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica have reportedly filed seven lawsuits against commercial banana growers and pesticide manufacturers, seeking to recover damages and medical monitoring costs for health conditions allegedly related to dibromochloropropane (DBCP) exposure
NIOSH seeks comments on criteria for setting occupational diacetyl exposure limit
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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
Court recognizes severe obesity as disability under ADA
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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
Montana high court rules obesity may be a protected disability
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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
Texas hospital refuses to hire employees with BMI exceeding 35
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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
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