(Source: Associated Press, December 28, 2018)
NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia man is suing a railroad company after he says it rescinded a job offer because he’s overweight. Matthew Sturgill is suing Norfolk Southern, saying the company offered him a conductor job that paid about $70,000 a year. Sturgill says the offer disappeared after an executive saw Sturgill’s physical exam. The former high school football player is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 305 pounds.
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