BAE is sandwich between a fed lawsuit and osha for firing fat guy.

armchair_warrior

Fat guy can't do the work safely(osha) but he can't be fired because he is super fat aka morbidly obese.

BAE Systems violated federal disability laws by firing a morbidly obese employee at its plant in Sealy, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday.

The agency alleges that the Virginia-based military vehicle manufacturing firm fired Ronald Kratz II, a materials handler who had been working at the plant since 1994.

Kratz, who weighs more than 600 pounds.

BAE contended Kratz had difficulty walking from the parking lot to the plant, from which it concluded he had trouble walking around the facility, said Kathy Boutchee, the EEOC lawyer in charge of the case.

Kratz's job also required him to drive a forklift, said Boutchee. His supervisor instructed him to use the seatbelt but it didn't fit. He asked for a belt extender, she said, but never got one and was told to keep driving the forklift anyway.

http://www.chron.com/business/article/Feds-sue-company-for-firing-600-pound-worker-2191655.php