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McDonald’s Franchisee Agrees to Pay $4.4M Over Manager’s Sexual Assault of Teen

A franchisee of fast food giant McDonald’s has agreed to pay a teenage girl $4.4 million to settle her lawsuit over having been sexually assaulted by a Pittsburgh-area restaurant manager who was a registered sex offender, the victim’s lawyers announced …

McDonald’s Seeks Tighter Child-Labor Compliance by Franchisees

McDonald’s Corp. will survey its US franchisees about their child-labor practices — a step toward tightening compliance following a series of violations by restaurant operators. The US Department of Labor fined franchisees in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas this …

Oklahoma McDonald’s Sued for Sexual Harassment

A McDonald’s restaurant in Checotah, Oklahoma, operated by franchisee Arch Fellow North LLC, violated federal law when a manager sexually harassed a 17 year-old worker, and she was forced to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in …

McDonald’s, Wendy’s Defeat Lawsuit Over Size of Burgers

McDonald’s and Wendy’s have defeated a lawsuit accusing them of deceiving hungry diners by exaggerating the size of their burgers. In a decision on Saturday, U.S. District Judge Hector Gonzalez in Brooklyn found no proof that the fast-food chains delivered …

McDonald`s Franchise in Louisiana and Texas Illegally Hired Minors, Labor Department Finds

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A McDonald`s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states, the U.S. Department of Labor said. CLB Investments LLC in Metairie …

Jury Awards Florida Girl Burned by McNugget $800,000 in Damages

A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from the drive-thru of a McDonald`s restaurant. Lawyers for the …

Byron Allen Sues McDonald’s for Allegedly Lying About Commitment to Black Media

The media entrepreneur Byron Allen has filed a second lawsuit against McDonald’s Corp over the fast-food chain’s alleged refusal to advertise with Black-owned media. In a complaint filed last week in Los Angeles, Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks Inc and Weather …

McDonald’s Risks Employee Ire by Joining Trend of Virtual Layoffs

McDonald’s Corp. is the latest company asking staff to work from home during layoffs, a practice that has sparked criticism from other companies’ employees and management experts. The fast-food chain told corporate staff to work remotely Monday through Wednesday to …

Lawsuit Dismissed Over McDonald’s Board’s Severance Pay to Fired CEO

McDonald’s Corp’s board cannot be sued for allowing former CEO Steve Easterbrook to keep tens of millions of dollars when the restaurant chain fired him for having a relationship with an employee, a Delaware judge ruled on Wednesday. The directors …

SEC Charges McDonald’s Ex-CEO for Misrepresentations to Investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged former McDonald’s Corp Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook with making false and misleading statements to investors about the circumstances of his 2019 termination. The SEC hit Easterbrook with a five-year officer and …