Height Discrimination

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Second Circuit <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Short-people.pdf"><strong>affirmed</strong></a> the dismissal of an employment disability discrimination suit brought by a woman who is 4 feet 5 inches tall because a person’s height is not a recognized “impairment” under the Americans with Disability Act. </span>

NEW YORK CITY – The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an employment disability discrimination suit brought by a 4-foot-5 woman because a person’s height is not a recognized “impairment” under the Americans with Disability Act.

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Employment

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