On June 13, 2025, a former KFC employee filed a class action lawsuit against Value FoodService LLC and its subsidiaries. These companies operate at least 20 KFC locations in New York City and are accused of violating the New York City Fair Workweek Law, the New York Labor Law (NYLL), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The lawsuit alleges that these KFC operators failed to provide fast food workers with predictable schedules, proper notice of schedule changes, and required pay for last-minute changes. Workers also claim they were required to work “clopening” shifts (late night shift followed by an early morning shift) without consent or additional pay.

Further violations include:

• Time-shaving: automatically deducting 30-minute meal breaks even when workers didn’t take them
• Not paying for overtime, spread-of-hours, call-in pay, or uniform maintenance
• Failing to provide accurate wage statements or time-of-hire wage notices
• Refusing to pay out earned sick leave when employment ended
• Terminating workers or reducing their hours without “just cause” or written notice

Contact our employment law firm, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP, for a free and confidential consultation at (212) 300-0375 or visit our website. We’re here to help fast food workers understand and enforce their workplace rights under the NYC Fair Workweek Law.

You can also view the full complaint here.