A Texas worker is suing his employer for firing him because he weighed 680 pounds.
EEOC, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of the worker, Ronald Kratz II, alleges that BAE Systems, a company that manufactures military vehicles, violated federal disability laws by firing its morbidly obese employee.
Kratz insists his weight did not interfere with his ability to perform his job duties as a parts sorter. His employer determined that it did.
4 comments:
wow, 680, i thought i was chubby. time to put down the pie.
$21 an hour is hardly enough to feed himself...let alone a family.
They should be sueing him , his co-workers could also be in danger , this guy is also an accident waiting to happen.
Another thing , what did he weigh when he was hired , that's the straw that will break the camels back.
Obesity isn't a disability. It's a lifestyle. Like my employer could fire me for being short if it interfered with my work, but it's not a disability. Pain in the butt, but not a disability.
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