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52 Black Former Franchisees Sue McDonald's Alleging Discrimination

11:21am September 01, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The lawsuit says Black franchisees were steered toward neighborhoods where sales are lower while costs are higher. The franchisees ended up with less money and faced harsher scrutiny, it says.

McDonald's is suing former CEO Steve Easterbrook to claw back his exit payout, citing new evidence of inappropriate relationships with employees.

National

'Silence And Lies': McDonald's Sues Fired CEO, Says He Hid Sexual Relationships

1:47pm August 10, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

McDonald's wants Steve Easterbrook to return his multimillion-dollar exit pay. The fast-food chain says he hid evidence of relationships and even approved a big stock grant for one of the women.

McDonald's will require all customers at its U.S. restaurants to wear a face mask, starting Aug. 1, the company says. Here, a customer wears a mask at the oldest operating McDonald's Corp. restaurant, in Downey, Calif., in April.

McDonald's Will Require Face Masks At Its More Than 14,000 U.S. Restaurants

4:25pm July 24, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Because face masks and other precautions have become a subject of contention in the U.S., the restaurant chain says it will help employees get "de-escalation training."

Bartolomé Perez of Los Angeles has cooked at McDonald's for 30 years. He helped stage a walkout at his restaurant in April after a coworker tested positive for COVID-19.

Economy

'Between Life And Death': McDonald's Worker Says Pandemic Puts Safety In Focus

11:17am May 21, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

In his 30 years working at McDonald's, Bartolomé Perez joined several strikes to demand higher wages and better benefits. But the stakes have felt very different during the coronavirus pandemic.

Willy Solis, who delivers groceries for the app Shipt in Denton, Texas, says the coronavirus pandemic has elevated the voices of workers like him, who are risking their lives to do essential jobs.

More Essential Than Ever, Low-Wage Workers Demand More

6:07pm April 28, 2020

In this lockdown, low-wage workers have been publicly declared "essential" — up there with doctors and nurses. But the workers say their pay, benefits and protections don't reflect it.

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McDonald's workers and supporters rally in Chicago in 2015 in what organizers at the time called the biggest-ever mobilization of U.S. workers.

National

McDonald's Not Responsible For How Franchisees Treat Workers, U.S. Agency Rules

7:19pm December 12, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

The federal labor law board said McDonald's should not be held liable for labor practices of its franchisees. The ruling directed a judge to approve a settlement in a years-long union case.

In a class-action lawsuit, McDonald's workers in California accused the fast-food chain of failing to pay them overtime and other wages.

National

McDonald's Agrees To Pay $26 Million To Settle Accusations Of Wage Theft

12:13pm November 25, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

In a class-action lawsuit, workers in California accused the fast-food chain of failing to pay them overtime and other wages.

A lawsuit by 17 McDonald's workers accuses the fast-food chain of "undermining safety" with late-night work, store design changes and inadequate training.

National

McDonald's Failed To Protect Workers Against Violent Customers, Lawsuit Says

12:33pm November 21, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

A lawsuit by 17 McDonald's workers recounts threats, harassment and assaults, accusing the fast-food chain of "undermining safety" with late-night work, store design changes and inadequate training.

A McDonald's employee holds a sign during a 2018 protest against sexual harassment in the workplace in Chicago.

National

McDonald's Is Sued Over 'Systemic Sexual Harassment' Of Female Workers

8:09pm November 12, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

A former employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against McDonald's and one Michigan franchise, alleging a "culture of sexual harassment."

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Kamel Guemari is a manager of a McDonald's in a neighborhood in Marseille, France, that's known for crime and drug gangs. He has been leading an employee charge to save the restaurant, which has become a vital community anchor in an under-resourced immigr

World News

Save The .... McDonald's? One Franchise In France Has Become A Social Justice Cause

10:29am October 21, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

McDonald's employees in Marseille are fighting to save their restaurant. For them, McD's isn't a capitalist giant; it's a vital community anchor in an under-resourced immigrant neighborhood.

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