16 year old Tyler Brandt’s supervisor created and required him to wear a name tag labeled “GAYTARD” while he worked at a Taco John’s restaurant in Yankton, South Dakota. I wrote to Taco Johns to inquire about the public termination of the manager, cancelling the franchise agreement with this store, and/or a public apology to Tyler. Here is their response to me. They basically said, Well think about doing our best. I think I threw up in my mouth just a little bit. Dear Kelsang: Thank you for reaching out to Taco John’s and sharing your concerns regarding the Yankton, SD, ACLU Complaint. We at Taco Johns are deeply concerned about the reported incident in Yankton. At Taco John’s International, Inc., we believe everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, and in response to Tyler’s complaint, we share his belief that discrimination is wrong. Accordingly, we require our independently owned and operated franchisees to run their restaurants in compliance with the law, including state and federal laws pertaining to equal employment and anti-discrimination. Please understand, however, that we do not control day to day operations of our franchisees nor do we have control over franchisee personnel decisions. Finally, you should also know that we will do everything we can to minimize the possibility that incidents of this nature alleged do not occur in the future at this location and throughout our franchise system. Sincerely, Taco Johns International, Inc. Cheyenne, Wyoming (307) 635-0101
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:38:15 +0000
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