MA Height and Weight bill--hearing and legislative briefing

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Hello All:

Thank you for your ongoing support and advocacy for H. 1844, An Act to
Eliminate Discrimination on the Basis of Weight and Height, in
Massachusetts sponsored by Rep. Byron Rushing.

I am writing to let you know that we have a hearing date for the bill:
March 25, 2008.Please contact me individually if you are interested in
testifying before the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development and/
or organizing others to testify and speak to legislators following the
hearing.

In addition, we would like to organize an informational briefing for
legislators and staff about what the bill will do and the need for the
legal protections it seeks to provide prior to the hearing. Ideally,
we would like a panel of 4-5 experts to speak about the legal aspects
of the bill, what is being done in other jurisdictions, related
medical and scientific data, and employment discrimination experienced
by individuals based upon height and/or weight. We would like to hold
this briefing at the MA State House the week of March 10. We can
arrange a specific date based upon the availability of those willing
to attend.

Please contact me if you would like to continue to work with us on
this important legislation!

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Fay

Fay Sliger
Deputy Chief of Staff
Second Assistant Majority Leader
Representative Byron Rushing
State House Room 481
Boston, MA 02133
p-617.722.2180
f-617.722.2881