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Recent legislation on height and weight discrimination
1:13:23
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Council Member Williams inquires about the recently passed legislation on height and weight discrimination, asking about its implementation and any complaints received so far. JoAnn Kamuf Ward provides a brief update on the situation.
- The legislation on height and weight discrimination was passed and has gone into effect in 2023
- CCHR has received a handful of inquiries on both height and weight discrimination
- There have been between one to three complaints filed in the past two years across these new protected categories
- The discussion indicates that while the law is new, it is already generating some inquiries and complaints, though the numbers are still relatively low
Nantasha Williams
1:13:23
Okay I believe height and weight that we passed 2023 did it go into effect?
1:13:35
Have you been seeing complaints on that specifically?
1:13:51
Thank you.
1:13:53
Do we have any other questions?
Kitty Chan
1:13:33
It went, yeah.
JoAnn Kamuf Ward
1:13:38
We've had a handful of inquiries on both height and weight and I think we have one to three complaints in the past two years across those protected categories.
1:13:49
So a few.