{"id":107,"date":"2023-05-11T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shaun-abreu\/?p=107"},"modified":"2023-05-18T18:14:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T18:14:30","slug":"gothamist-nyc-lawmakers-to-pass-bill-banning-weight-and-height-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shaun-abreu\/2023\/05\/11\/gothamist-nyc-lawmakers-to-pass-bill-banning-weight-and-height-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Gothamist: NYC lawmakers to pass bill banning weight and height discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"

Find the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By Giulia Heyward<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York City is set to become the largest municipality to ban discrimination against someone because of a number on the scale.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the City Council was poised to pass a measure that prohibits bias against a person because of their weight \u2013 or height \u2013 in employment, housing and other public accommodations.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople with different body types are not only denied jobs and promotions that they deserve, their whole existence has also been denied by a society that offers no legal remedy for this prejudice,\u201d Councilmember Shaun Abreu said at a meeting ahead of the vote. Abreu, who represents areas including West Harlem and Washington Heights in Manhattan, sponsored the bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The measure is indicative of a growing movement aimed at addressing discrimination against those who are overweight or obese. Within the past decade, a Brooklyn man said he was fired from his job for being obese<\/a> and a New Jersey court allowed an Atlantic City casino to issue infractions against cocktail servers who gained weight.<\/a> During the meeting, Abreu said that 2 million New Yorkers experience weight discrimination each year.<\/p>\n

The bill will still allow employers to consider a person\u2019s height or weight when it is relevant to the essential requirements of the job or complies with local or federal laws, according to Speaker Adrienne Adams. The Council is also considering a similar measure that would ban discriminating against people with tattoos in the workplace.<\/a><\/p>\n

Abreu said he hoped other cities \u2013 and eventually the federal government \u2013 would enact similar legislation in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Find the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By Giulia Heyward<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York City is set to become the largest municipality to ban discrimination against someone because of a number on the scale.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the City Council was poised to pass a measure that prohibits bias against a person because of their weight \u2013 or height \u2013 in employment, housing and other public accommodations.<\/p>\n

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