I wonder if this would be an EEOC subject for a lawsuit?

In our world, at this time? Makes sense to me.

I'd not want to work for a jerk like his employer.

"[The president of his employer] said employees are trained to de-escalate robbery situations to avoid injury"
It sounds like he did a very good job of that. He's worth several times an average employee's wage. I predict he won't be missing that clerk job where they fired him for protecting his life and his employer's property.