A California woman is suing Home Depot for discrimination and wrongful termination after she was fired for not preventing more than $5,000 in fraudulent transactions. Carlene Acevedo was terminated after a customer asked her to process fraudulent transactions valued at $1,300 and $4,000 while working in the San Ramon Home Depot Garden Centre.
When she produced receipts of the transactions to her employer, she was fired for “creating a security or loss prevention risk.” The incident follows the death of a Pleasanton Home Depot loss prevention officer, Blake Mohs, who was shot and killed while preventing a theft attempt.
Sarah McGoldrick
