Family said a store manager fired Dennis Peek because "he wasn't able to do his job like a normal person.".
A family in North Carolina is looking for answers after their loved one was fired from a job he's been doing for more than 20 years.
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. -- A family in North Carolina is looking for answers after their loved one was fired from a job he's been doing for more than 20 years.
Dennis Peek has Down syndrome and was planning to retire soon from a Wendy's restaurant in Gaston County.
Peek's family is now advocating for him after they found out he was fired without receiving notice.
They said a store manager fired Peek because "he wasn't able to do his job like a normal person.".
"I'm out here because I need to be his voice for the way he was treated," Cona Turner, Peek's sister said. »