Legal Opinion
William R. PERDUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURGER KING CORPORATION, Craig Bushey, and the Benefits Committee, Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1993No. 92-2577PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
I. BACKGROUND
Burger King Corporation (“BKC”) is the owner, operator and franchisor of Burger King fast food restaurants. In March of 1981, William R. Perdue (“Perdue”) went to work for BKC as a restaurant manager. In 1987, Perdue was promoted to Franchise Area Manager (“FAM”) for the Houston office, a position in charge of all Houston-based Franchise District Managers. In April of 1989, BKC instituted an internal reorganization to eliminate several management tiers.
To ease the impact of the reorganization on its employees, BKC created the Burger King Job Elimination…
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