#  AutoZone Sued for Firing Everett Sikh 

 





September 29, 2010

 

 

Author: Jerry Kronenberg

Source: The Boston Herald

[http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20100929autozone\_sued\_for\_firing\_everett\_sikh/](http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20100929autozone_sued_for_firing_everett_sikh/)

Federal officials claim AutoZone illegally fired an Everett worker who converted to Sikhism - and did little to stop supervisors and customers from calling the man “bin Laden” and “terrorist” once he began wearing a turban.

The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission yesterday sued Memphis-based AutoZone on behalf of Frank Mahoney Burroughs, a salesman allegedly fired after some three years working at the chain’s Everett store.



 

 

 



 

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- [ Sikhophobia ](/news-stories/sikhophobia)
- [ Sikhism ](/religions/sikhism)
 
 

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