Budzyn v. KFC et al

  1. March 31, 2022

    KFC Escapes Young Worker's Sex Harassment Suit

    A Chicago federal judge let Kentucky Fried Chicken out of a lawsuit brought by a former fast-food worker who said she was sexually harassed and assaulted by a supervisor, saying a franchisee, not KFC itself, had been her employer.

  2. March 01, 2022

    KFC Worker's Youth Doesn't Invalidate Arbitration Pact

    A former worker at a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise can't pursue claims in court that her supervisor sexually harassed and assaulted her, an Illinois federal judge ruled, rejecting her argument that an arbitration agreement she signed at 17 years old was invalid.