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Fired dwarf settles with Starbucks for $75K
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| Aug. 19, 2011
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Posted on 08/20/2011 10:11:42 AM PDT by matt1234
Starbucks has settled a suit for $75,000 with a woman who claimed she was fired because she is a dwarf.
According to Reuters, Elsa Sallard, a barista at a store in El Paso, TX, requested a stool or small stepladder to do her job. Starbucks denied the request and fired her that same day in 2009. The company said she could have been a danger to employees and customers.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the lawsuit in May, said after three days of training, the store should have made a reasonable accommodation for the woman.
Robert Canino, an attorney with the commission, told Reuters the settlement sends the right message from Starbucks corporate.
Starbucks plans to provide training on disability issues to managers and supervisors at its El Paso stores.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; US: Texas; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: dwarf; eeoc; starbucks
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:11:49 AM PDT
by
matt1234
To: matt1234
Perhaps if she had whistled while she worked...
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:13:42 AM PDT
by
fhayek
To: matt1234
Gosh, and there is a scandalous lack of dwarves on the NBA. Someone should sue someone...
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:14:22 AM PDT
by
Ronin
(Obamanation has replaced Bizarroworld as the most twisted place in the universe.)
To: matt1234
I think they got short-changed in that settlement...
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:15:06 AM PDT
by
stefanbatory
(Insert witty tagline here)
To: matt1234
“Dwarf Star Bucks Larger Settlement for $75K”
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:15:47 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Brown Dwarf?)
To: matt1234
She can still get a job as a short order cook...
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:17:57 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 939. The mob is decisive when the law is not.)
To: matt1234
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:19:58 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: null and void
To: matt1234
Fired dwarf settles with Starbucks for $75KShouldn't that be "talle"?
To: null and void
The man’s been keeping her down.
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:29:40 AM PDT
by
matt1234
(ObamaCare: Killing mommies for commies.)
To: matt1234
She can always get a job as a dwarf "hurlee"
Just gravitationally challenged....move on....nothing to see here....
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:47:46 AM PDT
by
spokeshave
(Obamas approval ratings are so low, Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the USA.)
To: spokeshave
Didn’t they notice she was short when they hired her ?
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:49:47 AM PDT
by
prov1813man
(While the one you despise and ridicule works to protect you, those you embrace work to destroy you)
To: matt1234
U.S. suing Starbucks for firing dwarf . Well...it depends on the method of the firing....
we talking about compressed air.....propane....black powder.....?
was there a safety harness provided....crash helmet....goggles.....?
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:50:04 AM PDT
by
spokeshave
(Obamas approval ratings are so low, Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the USA.)
To: prov1813man
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posted on
08/20/2011 10:51:38 AM PDT
by
prov1813man
(While the one you despise and ridicule works to protect you, those you embrace work to destroy you)
To: matt1234
It is an employer’s fault that Elsa Sallard is a short sh1t?
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posted on
08/20/2011 11:01:39 AM PDT
by
Joe Bfstplk
(People should enjoy the fruits of their labor. No labor, no fruit.)
To: Joe Bfstplk
Only if the employer fails to make "reasonable" accommodation.
She thought that adding stools and step ladders to the narrow confines of a crowded area behind the coffee bar was reasonable.
Starbucks looked at the trip and fall hazards and said no.
The court looked for the deep pockets, and said yes.
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posted on
08/20/2011 11:12:48 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 939. The mob is decisive when the law is not.)
To: null and void
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posted on
08/20/2011 11:46:22 AM PDT
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: matt1234
Starbucks hired her for the job knowing how tall she was; why shouldn’t they be required to follow through, or pay a penalty?
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posted on
08/20/2011 12:35:23 PM PDT
by
Grut
To: Grut
I sort of agree, and I think a few hundred bucks would have been more than enough.
To: matt1234
Starbucks plans to provide training on disability issues to managers and supervisors at its El Paso stores. "Don't hire %&$/(% dwarfs from now on, you §$%/& morons, ok?"
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posted on
08/20/2011 3:01:18 PM PDT
by
Moltke
(Always retaliate first.)
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