Buc-ee's in Temple, Texas, is shown on Sept. 9, 2024. Ryan Cohick | LoneStarLive.com

A former Buc-ee’s employee has filed a federal lawsuit against the convenience store company for $20 million in damages, claiming the Texas-based company is trying to “steal” work he did while off the clock.

John Pedersen of Leeds filed the suit in federal district court for Alabama’s northern district on May 28.

Attempts to contact Buc-ee’s for comment were not immediately successful.

At issue for Pedersen is a proprietary rights agreement he says he signed when he was hired two years ago, and an expanded one the company gave him earlier this year.

In court documents, Pedersen said he notified the company in February that he had recorded observations as a deli employee at Buc-ee’s in Leeds since Jun

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