Popeye’s Franchise Breaks Settlement Agreement, Labor Board Says

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that a franchise of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen violated federal labor law and the terms of a settlement with the union representing the restaurant’s workers.

In its decision Tuesday, the board’s Democratic majority found that Florida Pop LLC and Sun Holdings Inc.—which operate Popeyes locations in Florida and Louisiana—broke the terms of a 2022 settlement agreement with the Service Employees International Union. The agreement was reached after the NLRB’s attorneys charged the company with maintaining illegally broad handbook policies and then firing an employee over those provisions.

The board said Florida Pop rehired ...