Obesity and the ADA
Ketryn Cornell is an obese woman who was fired from the Berkley Tennis Club (the “Club”) after working there for fifteen years. In May 2012, when Rigoberto Headley became the Club’s general manager, Cornell was five feet, five inches tall and weighed over 350 pounds. Headley told Cornell that he wanted to change the Club’s image, and that staff members would be required to wear uniforms. Cornell mentioned to Headley that finding a...
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