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'''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"). | '''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"). The business maintains a local corporate office at 400 [[Century Park South]] in [[Hoover]]. | ||
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. | ||
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* [[Eastwood Mall]], 7724 [[Crestwood Boulevard]], [[Eastwood]] (1978) | * [[Eastwood Mall]], 7724 [[Crestwood Boulevard]], [[Eastwood]] (1978) | ||
* 2727 [[U.S. Highway 280]], [[Mountain Brook]] (burned 2005, rebuilt 2006) | * 2727 [[U.S. Highway 280]], [[Mountain Brook]] (burned 2005, rebuilt 2006) | ||
* 4671 [[U.S. Highway 280 (Inverness)|Highway 280]], [[Inverness]] | |||
* 16056 [[U.S. Highway 280]], [[Chelsea]] | |||
* 2327 [[7th Avenue South]], [[Southside]] | |||
* 213 [[State Farm Parkway]], [[Wildwood]] | |||
* 901 [[Arkadelphia Road|Bankhead Highway]], [[Thomas neighborhood|Thomas]] | |||
* 104 [[Bessemer Super Highway]], [[Midfield]] | |||
* 2931 [[Morgan Road]], [[Bessemer]] | |||
* 800 [[Academy Drive]], [[Bessemer]] | |||
* 579 [[Cahaba Valley Road]], [[Pelham]] | |||
* 2045 [[Village Drive]], [[Leeds]] | |||
* 1101 [[North Chalkville Road]], [[Trussville]] | |||
* 2170 [[Kent Dairy Road]], [[Alabaster]] | |||
* 170 [[Vaughan Lane]], [[Pell City]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Restaurant chains]] | [[Category:Restaurant chains]] | ||
[[Category:1969 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:Century Park South]] | |||
[[Category:Valley Avenue]] | [[Category:Valley Avenue]] | ||
[[Category:Parkway East]] | [[Category:Parkway East]] | ||
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[[Category:6th Avenue South]] | [[Category:6th Avenue South]] | ||
[[Category:Eastwood Mall]] | [[Category:Eastwood Mall]] | ||
[[Category:U.S. Highway 280]] | |||
[[Category:7th Avenue South]] | |||
[[Category:State Farm Parkway]] | |||
[[Category:Academy Drive]] | |||
[[Category:Bessemer Super Highway]] | |||
[[Category:Morgan Road]] | |||
[[Category:Cahaba Valley Road]] | |||
[[Category:Village Drive]] | |||
[[Category:North Chalkville Road]] | |||
[[Category:Kent Dairy Road]] | |||
[[Category:Vaughan Lane]] |
Revision as of 11:55, 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"). The business maintains a local corporate office at 400 Century Park South in Hoover.
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)
- 4671 Highway 280, Inverness
- 16056 U.S. Highway 280, Chelsea
- 2327 7th Avenue South, Southside
- 213 State Farm Parkway, Wildwood
- 901 Bankhead Highway, Thomas
- 104 Bessemer Super Highway, Midfield
- 2931 Morgan Road, Bessemer
- 800 Academy Drive, Bessemer
- 579 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham
- 2045 Village Drive, Leeds
- 1101 North Chalkville Road, Trussville
- 2170 Kent Dairy Road, Alabaster
- 170 Vaughan Lane, Pell City
References
- "Wendy's charged with overtime violations." (September 12, 1978) Birmingham Post-Herald, p. 3
Categories:
- Restaurant chains
- 1969 establishments
- Century Park South
- Valley Avenue
- Parkway East
- Fulton Avenue Southwest
- Riverchase Crossings
- 6th Avenue South
- Eastwood Mall
- U.S. Highway 280
- 7th Avenue South
- State Farm Parkway
- Academy Drive
- Bessemer Super Highway
- Morgan Road
- Cahaba Valley Road
- Village Drive
- North Chalkville Road
- Kent Dairy Road
- Vaughan Lane