The Associated Press has this story about one Joseph Connor, a resident of New Haven Connecticut, who is suing McDonald’s for not hiring him. Connor is 420 pounds and, viewing his obesity as a disability, claims McDonald’s violated the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act by refusing to hire him.McDonald’s, on the other hand, is afraid that if hired as a food preparer Connor will be eating food items before they can be served, that he will get wedged in aisleways, and that if he gets too close to the equipment the more pendulous parts of him may get inadvertently deep fried.
