Capital One Unlawfully Fired Obese Manager, Lawsuit Alleges

Capital One violated a federal disability discrimination law by firing a manager whose weight significantly increased after four kidney surgeries, a lawsuit filed Aug. 16 alleges (Kaptur v. Capital One, N.A., N.D. Ill., No. 17-05984, complaint filed 8/16/17).

Federal appeals courts are split on whether obesity by itself qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the issue in October.

Paul Kaptur worked for Capital One in Illinois as a relationship manager for automobile loan customers. He had kidney surgeries that led to obesity and body odor, he says. ...