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Canned Obese Employee Sues, Gets $55K

680-pound Ronald Kratz II says he was fired for being fat

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 25, 2012 6:06 PM CDT

(Newser) – When 680-pound Ronald Kratz II got fired from his job, he was pretty sure it was for being too fat. Now his old company is giving him $55,000 and six months of outplacement services in a legal settlement, reports the Houston Chronicle. With the... Read full story »

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Canned Obese Employee Sues, Gets $55K

680-pound Ronald Kratz II says he was fired for being fat

obesity • layoffs • workplace discrimination • fat • discrimination • lawsuit • unemployment • obese • Americans With Disabilities Act • fired • Ronald Kratz II • US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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