He says he refused to mark older employees down. Then came the transfer, the investigation, the firing
A former store manager says The TJX Companies pushed him out after he refused to mark down older employees on their performance reviews.
That, in essence, is the story laid out in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Miami on April 24, 2026, by Jean Velez, who worked for TJX for roughly four years. According to the filing, Velez v. The TJX Companies, Inc., No. 1:26-cv-22871, he was promoted more than once, picked up merit increases along the way, and earned what he describes as recognition for his leadership. In 2022, he says, the company tapped him for what he calls a high-visibility assignment running a store in Naples, Florida.
That is where, he claims, things took a turn.
Velez alleges he began noticing what he believed to be age discrimination against employees 60 and older, along with unfair treatment of an Assistant Manager who had medical limitations. He also says a significantly younger employee was getting preferential treatment. He took those concerns through internal channels, including human resources and senior leadership, and on or about April 4, 2023, he says he formally raised them.
For HR readers, the next allegation is the one that lands hardest. Velez claims he was told to downgrade the performance evaluations of older employees, even as a much younger worker was treated more favorably. When he pushed back, he says, the response was swift. He alleges he...
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