A woman is filing a discrimination lawsuit against CVS because a worker allegedly wrote a racial slur on her receipt, according to ABC.
The woman filing the suit, Hyun Lee, said she used her name when she ordered photos from CVS online.
However, when she went to CVS in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, to pick up her photos, a worker had changed the name on the receipt to "Ching Chong Lee."
"She got a receipt, and on the receipt instead of her customer name, Hyun Lin Lee, they put in the name Ching Chong Lee, which is a racial slur," said her attorney, Susan Chana Lask, who spoke to New Jersey 1015-Radio.
Lee, who is of Korean descent and said she was "highly offended."
"It's just horrifying and I don't want anyone else to go through this," Lee said.
Lask also stated that the action was "unlawful," adding, there are laws "that prohibit this kind of act."
"When you walk into a public place, such as CVS, you expect service and being treated like a human being," Lask continued. "You don't expect this kind of intolerable behavior."
She complained to the company in e-mail, and in response, the company apologized and said the worker would be 'counseled and trained.'
Lee is not happy with that, and wants the worker fired. Additionally, she is seeking $1 million in a federal lawsuit where she is claiming mental and emotional damages.
"He should have been fired immediately," said Lask. "She never got an apology."
"She never got anything further after she complained," finished Lask. "She will not return to that CVS until that employee is removed."
CVS is "committed to treating all of our customers with dignity and respect," the company said in a written statement. A CVS spokesman confirmed that the store has a firm non-discrimination policy.
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