Under the leadership of Glenn Edward “Bo” Schembechler, the Wolverine Poultry Co developed a long and storied tradition of raising top quality turkeys For years the country counted on Wolverine Poultry for special dinners, especially the annual Rose Bowl feast on New Year’s Day

Unfortunately, the glory days of Wolverine Poultry have passed Under the leadership of lesser men, best practices were not applied and conditions at the farm deteriorated In the early part of the decade, Wolverine Poultry lost several thousand turkeys to the Appalachian bird flu In an effort to right the ship, Wolverine Poultry hired Brady Hoke as its new President and CEO

Shortly after accepting the position, Brady Hoke was faced with a difficult dilemma Heisman Howard, one of Wolverine Poultry’s best farm hands, was diagnosed with cancer Heisman exhausted his 12 weeks of FMLA leave and has asked Mr Hoke for an additional four-month leave of absence to complete radiation treatment that hopefully will restore Heisman to health

During Heisman’s FMLA leave, Wolverine Poultry used temporary workers to cover his shifts Wolverine Poultry maintains a “maximum leave” policy pursuant to which employment automatically will be terminated if the employee cannot return to work following a six-month absence Mr Hoke is reluctant to make any exceptions this early in his tenure with the Company, as he was hired to clean up the joint

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