War hero suing KFC after employee allegedly refuses to take his order because of service dog
New York Post
By RICH CALDER
August 21, 2013
These chicken slingers would be up for a court martial if the Colonel was still alive!
A highly decorated Army war hero is suing the operators of a Kentucky Fried Chicken in the Bronx, saying that they violated federal law by refusing to serve him only because he was accompanied by his registered service dog.
Sgt. Charles Hernandez, 50, says he relies on Valor – a Labrador retriever-Great Dane mixed breed – to help cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks and spinal-cord injuries related to three decades of service that included a tour in Iraq.
In his lawsuit filed today in Manhattan federal court, Hernandez claims he was shunned on Feb. 26 in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act during a visit with Valor to the KFC at 1 West Fordham Road.
Hernandez told the Post one employee “disrespectfully” referred to him repeatedly as “Papi,” saying “Papi, there is no dogs allowed.”
After Hernandez explained to the male worker that his “partner” Valor by law has every right to accompany him, the staffer shot back, “Ok, but still cannot have the dog in the store.”
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