Authors

Kimberly B. Dunworth

Article Title

Cassista v. Community Foods, Inc.: Drawing the Line at Obesity?

Abstract

This Note will discuss the background of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, and give a brief overview of the federal statutes upon which the FEHA is modeled, the policy of the FEHA, and obesity discrimination. The overview will be followed by an analysis of the California Supreme Court's application of the law to the facts in Cassista, and a critique of the court's reasoning.

Recommended Citation

Kimberly B. Dunworth, Cassista v. Community Foods, Inc.: Drawing the Line at Obesity?, 24 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (1994).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol24/iss2/6