Posted on 10/02/2015 6:59:23 PM PDT by Rebelbase
OCTOBER 2--A Pennsylvania man was fired from his job at a pork roll producer due to extreme flatulence brought on by gastric bypass surgery, according to a discrimination lawsuit filed by the man’s wife.
In a federal complaint, Louann Clem, 59, charges that the Case Pork Roll Company terminated her husband Richard, 70, last year after the Trenton, New Jersey firm’s president frequently complained about her spouse’s condition.
Louann Clem, who also worked for the company, said that her husband--who weighed 420 pounds--underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2010. “As a result of the surgery, Mr. Clem suffered side effects such as extreme gas and uncontrollable diarrhea,” the lawsuit notes.
As her husband’s symptoms worsened, Clem says, a “significant disruption in the workplace” occurred.
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Well, the husband wasn’t exactly silent on the matter.
According to other articles the guy was always in the bathroom.
If he wasn’t at his assigned place doing his assigned tasks he needed firing.
This was firing for cause, and I wouldn’t have wanted to be one of his coworkers trying to pick up the guy’s slack.
LOL. Maybe so.
This case could blow up.
There was some story awhile back about a cellist (I think) who had the same problem. I think there exists a pretty hilarious youtube video.
Or at least backfire.
I feel sorry for the guy. He is imo seriously disabled and should be retired on whatever retirement plan they have.
I do agree that he should not be working around other people.
Wholey crap!
This story really stinks.
It was an opera singer, not a cellist:
http://nypost.com/2014/01/27/opera-singer-cant-work-over-uncontrollable-flatulence/
I can see how the constant flatulence would quickly get old.
He should go on disability.... would have little trouble proving it as just a few minutes in an office at SS would lead to a judgement in his favor..lol
“Here, you are approved... now please! GTF out!”
Flatulencers of America Unite!
Pants up, don’t toot.
The New York Post seems to like to run these kinds of stories. Here's the New York Post version of this current story:
Case's Pork Roll
"Pork roll company fired my hubby for farting, wife says"
As I read it, he didn’t even work there.
It was the wife who was fired from her job because her husband stopped in and farted.
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