It’s not unusual that fast food franchises are accused of deceit and insanitary. Recently, one more lawsuit was filed.
An owner of a KFC franchise in Oregon is being sued by a former manager who claims he was forced to serve expired chicken and fired because of refusing to do.
According to the lawsuit filed yesterday in a state circuit court, KFC policy adjured that all fresh chicken be served or discarded within 12 days of the “kill date” on the box.
The plaintiff claimed that the owner of franchise changed the “kill date” on poultry labels, and order him to serve chicken that was “turning green and was several days beyond the expiration date.” But the plaintiff did not comply with his boss’s order and discarded it. And as a result, he was fired.
According to the lawsuit, he was directed to serve expired chicken by his boss in August 2010, and his boss changed the label to disguise the old one to fresh one in Feb 2011. And similar incidents succeeded, and as a result, their relationship was cracked.
In April 2011, the franchise’s general manager resigned, because “he could not stand serving rotten chicken to families anymore.”
The plaintiff thought quitting his job over but told his boss, he would not serve rotten chicken and would accuse him, if he demands him to serve it again. In consequence of arguing, he was fired for “arguing with leadership”, and “not creating an environment of team work with leadership and owner.”
