SAN RAMON, Calif. (KGO) — A 72-year-old former Bay Area Home Depot employee is suing the retailer for age discrimination and wrongful termination after she was fired for failing to stop $5,000 worth of fraudulent transactions. The incident happened at the San Ramon Home Depot three months after a loss prevention officer was shot and killed at a Pleasanton Home Depot while trying to stop a theft attempt.
Carleen Acevedo was fired from Home Depot last July for “creating a security or loss prevention risk” according to her termination letter. She says she felt scared and intimidated by the person at her register, who was paying with a suspicious card.
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