FOA acting on behalf of Karsten Kaltoft v Billund Kommune [2014] C-354/13

The Year Ahead: Ten predictions for 2015

Sarah Parkin rounds up the key employment law developments, cases and policies that practitioners can expect in the coming year ‘This article sets out ten predictions for 2015, outlining the main parties’ proposals and the key developments and cases employment lawyers can expect next year.’ Next year is currently set to be relatively quiet as …

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Discrimination Law: Is obesity a disability?

Richie Alder and Anna Scott examine the advocate general’s controversial Opinion in Kaltoft ‘If impairments exist, even if they are caused by obesity, it is their effect which will determine whether or not they amount to a disability.’ Obesity and whether or not it amounts to a disability has been grabbing the headlines recently following …

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