Tedeschi’s Fires Clerk
Accused of Anti-Gay Harassment

Tedeschi Food Shops fired a clerk from the convenience store chain’s Jamaica Plain location in response to a complaint from a lesbian couple that the clerk harassed them and refused to serve them. John Connell, a regional manager for Tedeschi’s, said the company verified the couple’s claim by examining video footage of the exchange between the clerk and the couple, and they promptly terminated the clerk.

“As a company I can’t stress enough that any kind of prejudice against any kind of group won’t be tolerated,” said Connell.

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