Internal Target Audience: Employees, management, and Investors. This communication is regarding a lawsuit that was filed by a former Wendy’s employee alleging that she was fired for job abandonment due to an illness she had no control over, and no benefits to accommodate the days off.
Dear Internal Stakeholders of Wendy’s,
In a lawsuit filed in federal court Friday, Jamila Richey accuses Wendy’s of Bowling Green, Inc. of dropping her from the store schedule after two absences due to the cyst. According to Richey, she provided a doctor’s note to prove she was sick and would have to be hospitalized.
As the owner of this franchise, I was concerned by the claims and would try to rectify the situation if they were true. We will do the right thing, if errors were made in this restaurant — errors in judgment or otherwise — we will do the right thing and this employee will be brought back with backpay. I have no interest in having anything but a great place for all my employees to work at, and that includes this young lady.
Myself and the board of directors will be taking a closer look into our current employee benefits package and based on what we find, changes will be made to ensure that each employee would be entitled to some benefit of some sort.
Sincerely,
Wendy’s Franchise Group
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