Date of Award
12-21-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Abstract
There are only a few municipalities within the United States that employ laws to prohibit weight based discrimination, including the state of Michigan, the District of Columbia, and the cities of Santa Cruz and San Francisco, California. However, even with local laws to protect against weight based discrimination, it still exists to a large extent, and there appears to be little knowledge that such laws exist. Further, some jurisdictions are limited to the enforceability of the local law, and therefore, are unable to prevent weight based discrimination to the fullest extent of the law.
Recommended Citation
Wippel, Catherine M., "An Evaluation of San Francisco's Public Policy to Prohibit Weight Discrimination" (2006). EMPA Capstones. 367.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/capstones/367