McDonald’s Seeks Dismissal of Racial Bias Claims by Black Former Franchise Owners October 26, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s Corp. on Friday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by dozens of Black former franchise owners who...
McDonald’s Has a Trademark Beef With Australia’s Hungry Jack’s ‘Big Jack’ September 3, 2020 Global fast food giant McDonald’s Corp. has filed a trademark infringement notice in Australia after the local unit of Burger...
Lawsuit by Former Black Franchisees Accuses McDonald’s of Racial Discrimination September 2, 2020 By Malathi Nayak McDonald’s Corp. is the subject of a lawsuit by more than 50 Black former franchisees in the U.S. who say...
McDonald’s Alleges Ex-CEO Duped Directors, Seeks to Claw Back $37 Million Severance August 31, 2020 By Jef Feeley McDonald’s Corp. told a judge that ex-CEO Steve Easterbrook lied about four alleged sexual relationships with subordinates to dupe directors...
Workers’ Lawsuit Against McDonald’s Seeks Safety Measures, Not Damages May 26, 2020 By Tom Hals As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy...
McDonald’s Wins Battle With Labor, Avoids Joint Employer Liability with Franchises December 13, 2019 By Hassan Kanu McDonald’s Corp. has won a huge victory in a multiyear legal battle over whether it should share responsibility for alleged...
Employee Lawsuit Claims McDonald’s Fails to Address Sexual Harassment November 13, 2019 By Daniel Wiessner and Jonathan Stempel Mc Donald’s Corp. was sued on Tuesday by workers in Michigan who accused the fast-food chain of allowing pervasive sexual...
Local Officials from Across U.S. Pressure McDonald’s on Workplace Harassment Policies September 27, 2019 By Hilary Russ Scores of local government officials from 31 U.S. states pressured McDonald’s Corp.’s on Thursday to do a better job of...
Lawmakers Request McDonald’s Provide Update on Anti-Harassment Policy July 26, 2019 By Leslie Patton Several dozen U.S. Representatives have sent a letter to McDonald’s Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook asking for a progress...
EEOC Sues McDonald’s Over Religious Discrimination Against Florida Job Applicant July 24, 2019 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued the owner of multiple McDonald’s restaurants in Central Florida for violating...