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Article

17 May 2011

Author:
Corrie MacLaggan, Reuters [USA]

U.S. sues Starbucks for firing dwarf from barista job

Stacey Krum, a spokeswoman for Starbucks, said that the woman was hired on a trial basis. After three days the store manager decided that the work was too physically demanding for her to perform. "Using the stool in that environment just wasn't a reasonable accommodation in that store," said Krum.