Personally, its about time. Unless you've been on the receiving end of weight discrimination, you can't understand what its like.

My last job harassed me so badly that it took me THREE YEARS to "get over it" in order to go back to working in an office again. If they sexually harassed me I would have been able to fight. But since they didn't; since they teased me about looking frumpy and felt free to belittle me based on what I chose to eat for lunch.... well, I wasn't able to do anything to defend myself legally. and they knew it.

I know weight is something people can "just lose" but its not that easy. For me, weight is a lifelong battle and I've come to terms with that myself.... I don't need a boss or coworker snickering and teasing me about it. I can ask my boss to stop. He may or may not. There's no law other than the law of common courtesy to stop him. Unfortunately, I worked for a guy who felt he had a right to tell me I was less than perfect because I am heavy. I asked him to stop. I asked his boss to make him stop. I got "laid off" because I made a fuss over them making comments on my appearance.

So no, its not a waste of lawmakers time and definately not frivolous. Its something thats needed to be done for a long time.

*ok, of my soap box*