WASHINGTON ― In 2014, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement audited some 180 Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. burger restaurants in the Southwest and Midwest, finding documentation problems with roughly one out of every three workers. To keep his restaurants afloat, he said he turned to CKE Restaurants Holdings, owner of the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. chains, and its chief executive, Andy Puzder. His restaurants in turmoil, LeVecke asked Puzder and others at CKE to send people experienced with the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. system until replacements could be hired, he said. LeVecke is a grandson of Carl’s Jr. founder Carl Karcher, and he’s been a vocal critic of Puzder’s leadership of CKE. According to CKE’s most recent annual report, the closely held company had more than 3,000 Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. locations in the U.S. and abroad as of 2012.

Source: Huffington Post February 11, 2017 14:15 UTC