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.

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