dave@uunet.uu.net (Dave Horsfall) (10/13/89)
I found this in the "Sydney Morning Herald", 10th October 1989: A Light Touch The State of Missouri is suing a company that sells light bulbs over the telephone, alleging the company claims that all its employees are handicapped whereas they may have nothing more disabling than hang- nails or hay fever. The lawsuit said workers for Local Handicapped Workers Inc had phoned thousands of people since April, asking them to buy light bulbs for up to $7 each (!) from its all-handicapped employees. Investigators said that when they posed as job applicants at the business, supervisors told them they could earn up to $770 a week and that "handicaps" could include pregnancy, hangnails, allergies or the need for eyeglasses. Applicants without handicaps were advised to come back when they "had thought one up". Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU), Alcatel STC Australia, dave@stcns3.stc.oz.AU dave%stcns3.stc.oz.AU@uunet.UU.NET, ...munnari!stcns3.stc.oz.AU!dave