Ray A. Smith
speaker
910 appearances
20 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2018
last heard Nov 2024
Ray A. Smith’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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You know, she could angle her camera in ways that flattered or played down her weight.
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That's how she perceived it.
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She really attributes what she experienced as because she was remote and people couldn't see her physically and she can do things to camouflage her weight.
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Well, several states, including New Jersey and Massachusetts, they've introduced similar bills, as well as a few cities.
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And it's either amendments or new legislation.
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And advocates are hoping because New York City
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You know, it's such a big city, it's such a big deal that that will influence other cities and states into action.
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Michigan is currently the only state to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of weight.
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Only one state.
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And we were surprised by that also.
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We just thought there was much more on this.
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But Michigan right now is the lone state.
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A few have formed what's known as employee resource groups or affinity groups.
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They're basically support groups, and they meet and discuss issues around obesity, and they're meant to signal to employees of size or potential candidates that, look, we have groups that care about this issue.
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Not often.
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You know, nearly two-thirds of employers haven't addressed weight-related stereotyping or bias with their employees.
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And that's according to that survey of human resource officials.
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So managers are really unprepared for the wave of lawsuits that could potentially come as a result of this legislation.
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They can sue and claim obesity as a disability, but weight discrimination cases rarely succeed.
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Most courts have held that obesity isn't a disability under the ADA unless it is caused by an underlying health condition.
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