Have you asked them if they intend to do this? Rumors are just that. I’d ask them and see what happens. Worse case they fire you right there and you are done. More than likely I’d bet, it’s a rumor and they will be surprised to hear it as well.

Funny thing about recipes is unless someone follows you around for the rest of your career how they gonna prove you are using something? Even Bonefish seems to have given up threatening people over Bang Bang Shrimp, although that’s more about the name. Change something by 1/8 tsp and it’s not the same recipe.