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'''Wendy's''' is a Columbus, Ohio-based chain of fast food restaurants. | '''Wendy's''' is a Columbus, Ohio-based chain of fast food restaurants founded in [[1969]] by Dave Thomas and named for his daughter, Melinda ("Wenda"). | ||
In September [[1978]] the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against five Wendy's restaurants in Birmingham, claiming that they required employees to work more than 40 hours per week without paying overtime, and that they failed to keep up-to-date wage and hour records as required under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. | In September [[1978]] the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against five Wendy's restaurants in Birmingham, claiming that they required employees to work more than 40 hours per week without paying overtime, and that they failed to keep up-to-date wage and hour records as required under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. | ||
In [[2012]] [[Cullman]] native and [[Birmingham-Southern College]] graduate [[Morgan Smith]] was cast as the brand's national spokesperson in a campaign that continued through [[2016]]. | |||
==Birmingham area locations== | ==Birmingham area locations== | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 12 March 2023
Wendy's is a Columbus, Ohio-based chain of fast food restaurants founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas and named for his daughter, Melinda ("Wenda").
In September 1978 the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against five Wendy's restaurants in Birmingham, claiming that they required employees to work more than 40 hours per week without paying overtime, and that they failed to keep up-to-date wage and hour records as required under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
In 2012 Cullman native and Birmingham-Southern College graduate Morgan Smith was cast as the brand's national spokesperson in a campaign that continued through 2016.
Birmingham area locations
- 345 Valley Avenue, Glen Iris (1978)
- 9870 Parkway East, Roebuck (1978)
- 1009 Fulton Avenue Southwest, Arlington-West End (1978)
- Riverchase Crossings, 1791 Montgomery Highway, Hoover (1978)
- 2009 6th Avenue South, Southside (1978)
- Eastwood Mall, 7724 Crestwood Boulevard, Eastwood (1978)
- 2727 U.S. Highway 280, Mountain Brook (burned 2005, rebuilt 2006)
References
- "Wendy's charged with overtime violations." (September 12, 1978) Birmingham Post-Herald, p. 3