McDonald's AI-driven recruitment platform exposed 64 million job application records to security breaches, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
McDonald's resolves $10B lawsuit over black-owned media ad spending
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McDonald’s reached a settlement with the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices resolving allegations that it discriminated against immigrant employees of McDonald’s-owned restaurants
On November 19, 2015, the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (“OSC”) reached a settlement with McDonald’s USA, LLC and its corporate affiliates and subsidiaries (“McDonald’s”) resolving allegations that McDonald’s discriminated against immigrant employees of McDonald’s-owned restaurants.
On November 19, 2015, the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (“OSC”) reached a settlement with McDonald’s USA, LLC and its corporate affiliates and subsidiaries (“McDonald’s”) resolving allegations that McDonald’s discriminated against immigrant employees of McDonald’s-owned restaurants.
The investigation and settlement only address actions by McDonald’s corporate-owned restaurants, not its franchises.
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2014, the Office of Special Counsel notified Respondent McDonald's USA that it was initiating an independent investigation, DJ# 197-23-752 (the "OSC Investigation"), to determine whether Respondents engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of the unfair immigration-related employment practices provision of 8 U.S.C.
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McDonald's settles racial discrimination lawsuit
Two Black McDonald's executives filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against McDonald's in January 2020. The case resulted in a settlement.
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 52 Black former McDonald's franchise owners say the company denied them the same opportunities as white franchisees, and steered them instead to "locations that are destined to fail."
The brothers, who are franchisees, are the lead plaintiffs in a suit seeking class action status, alleging McDonald’s growth strategy was “predatory.” The suit cites data from the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association finding that the cash flow gap between Black and white franchisees tripled between 2010 and 2019.
She wrote that "raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase wages for nearly 40% of Black workers." Restaurant workers in Florida and Illinois sued McDonald's, saying they faced racial discrimination on the job.
Meanwhile another racial discrimination lawsuit brought by 77 Black former franchise owners against McDonald’s has been tied up in Chicago federal court for years, with the fast-food chain pursuing a motion to dismiss the case.
In January 2020, months before the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police ignited a national movement toward corporate diversity and inclusion programs, two Black McDonald’s executives filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the fast-food giant.
In January 2020, months before the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police ignited a national movement toward corporate diversity and inclusion programs, two Black McDonald's executives filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the fast-food giant.
Meanwhile another racial discrimination lawsuit brought by 77 Black former franchise owners against McDonald's has been tied up in Chicago federal court for years, with the fast-food chain pursuing a motion to dismiss the case.
U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger significantly narrowed the case Sunday, which included 480 claims against McDonald's. The ruling comes years after Black owners first accused McDonald's of steering them toward less profitable restaurants and follows a separate case in which McDonald's reached a $33.5 million settlement with Black franchise owner Herbert Washington.
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Workers forced to work at McDonald's UK restaurant and supply chain factory
Workers were forced to work at a McDonald's restaurant and a food factory supplying UK supermarket chains.
A McDonald’s in the United Kingdom missed signs of modern slavery for years while a human trafficking gang forced victims to work at the burger joint as well as a nearby bread factory, according to a report.
were forced to work for several years in a McDonald's restaurant and a food factory supplying some of Britain's major supermarket chains, a BBC investigation has found, despite red flags that could have tipped off employers to the abuse.
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Applicant exposed personal data in McDonald's job application
An applicant may have exposed their name, phone number, email address, and physical address during a McDonald's job application.
Facepalm: Almost anyone who applied to work at McDonald's earlier this year may have exposed their name, phone number, email address, physical address, and other personal information.
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McDonald's settles sex discrimination suit
McDonald's will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Besides paying the victim $50,000 in compensatory damages, McDonald's will also take important steps to prevent future workplace harassment.
NEW YORK – McDonald's will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC charged that McDonald's USA, LLC unlawfully subjected an employee to sexual harassment at one of its Perth Amboy, N.J., restaurants.
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McDonald’s is accused of continuing ethnic discrimination against high-schoolers
McDonald’s is accused of continuing a program that discriminates against high-schoolers based on ethnicity after a civil-rights audit.
Even after its civil-rights audit, McDonald’s has decided to continue a program that blatantly discriminates against high-schoolers based on their ethnicity,” the lawsuit reads.
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McDonald’s tied to alleged foreign worker exploitation
McDonald’s is accused of being tied to alleged foreign worker exploitation through its partnership with Chuck E Cheese.
McDonald’s said Monday that it would retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels and end a program that encourages its suppliers to develop diversity training.
McDonald’s is ending some of its DEI practices | CNN Business
McDonald’s is the latest US corporation — and among the largest — to back off some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices, as a Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action and conservative backlash to those programs continues to lead businesses to reevaluate their diversity pledges. The company in a statement Monday said it is sunsetting its specific diversity goals, including requiring its suppliers to commit to certain DEI targets.
McDonald’s said Monday it will retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels. It also intends to end a program that encourages its suppliers to develop diversity training and to increase the number of minority group members represented within their own leadership ranks.
McDonald's said Monday that it planned to retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels. It also intends to end a program that encourages its suppliers to develop diversity training and increase the number of minorities in their own leadership ranks.
McDonald’s said Monday it will retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels. It also intends to end a program that encourages its suppliers to develop diversity training and increase the number of minorities in their own leadership ranks.
McDonald’s rolls back DEI programs, ending push for greater diversity | McDonald's | The Guardian
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McDonald’s replaced its commitment to set targets for reducing use of medically important antibiotics with targets for responsible use of the drugs
McDonald’s did not fulfill its promise. In March 2022, it replaced its commitment to set targets for ‘reducing use’ of medically important antibiotics with targets for the ‘responsible use’ of the drugs.
McDonald’s did not fulfill its promise. In March 2022, it replaced its commitment to set targets for ‘reducing use’ of medically important antibiotics with targets for the ‘responsible use’ of the drugs.
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McDonald's stops serving disposable cups in Netherlands
McDonald's has been told to stop serving disposable cups for customers dining in following a penalty notice in the Netherlands.
McDonald's has been hit with a penalty notice in the Netherlands and has been told to stop serving disposable cups for customers dining in.
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National Women's Law Center sues McDonald's
Fatima Goss Graves of the National Women's Law Center says her organization is taking legal action against McDonald's over workplace sexual harassment allegations.
“Faced with low wages, uncertain scheduling practices, and minimal benefits across the fast food landscape, it should be no surprise that women workers are at such high risk for sexual harassment,” said Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center, which is taking part in legal action against McDonald's. "We won’t stop fighting until all people can have safe and respectful workplaces, and women and girls can live with dignity, safety and equality.”
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The US Department of Labor found that the franchise operator of seven McDonald’s locations in Erie
US Department of Labor finds McDonald’s franchise operator violated child labor hours, safety regulations at seven locations in Erie, Warren | U.S. Department of Labor.
Department of Labor (DOL) fined three McDonald's franchisees after an investigation determined that hundreds of children -- including two 10-year-olds -- were working there in violation of federal labor law.
US Department of Labor finds McDonald’s franchise operator violated child labor hours, safety regulations at seven locations in Erie, Warren | U.S. Department of Labor
Investigators from the department’s Wage and Hour Division found two 10-year-old workers at a Louisville McDonald’s restaurant among many violations of federal labor laws committed by three Kentucky McDonald’s franchise operators.
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McDonald's is accused of slowing workers' lawsuit
McDonald's is accused of trying to slow down a workers' lawsuit over its past use of no-poach provisions in franchise agreements.
Workers suing McDonald's over its past use of no-poach provisions in franchise agreements have told an Illinois federal court the fast food chain is trying to slow down the case after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up its appeal.
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Chris Kempczinski is accused of firing security chief
Chris Kempczinski is accused of firing a security chief who criticized him at a town hall meeting, leading to a racial discrimination lawsuit.
A former security chief for McDonald's is filing a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company and CEO Chris Kempczinski, claiming he was fired for speaking out in a meeting.
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski hit with racial discrimination lawsuit after firing security chief who says he criticized him in town hall meeting
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McDonald’s conducted an extensive inquiry to investigate
Upon receipt of a 2015 NGO report that included these claims, McDonald’s conducted an extensive inquiry to investigate and respond to the organization’s concerns.
Upon receipt of a 2015 NGO report that included these claims, McDonald’s conducted an extensive inquiry to investigate and respond to the organization’s concerns.
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McDonalds settlement over conceals misconduct
In an internal investigation conducted by McDonalds the following year, the company said Easterbrook originally disclosed one intimate relationship with a company subordinate.
In an internal investigation conducted by McDonalds the following year, the company said Easterbrook originally disclosed one intimate relationship with a company subordinate.
McDonald’s former CEO agrees to pay $52.7M in SEC settlement
As a result of its failure to provide certain disclosures with respect to executive compensation required by Item 402 of Regulation S -K, McDonald’s violated Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Rule 14a -3, which prohibit solicita tion of a proxy without furnishing the information specified by Schedule 14A.
"Today’s order finds that McDonald’s failed to disclose that the company exercised discretion in treating Easterbrook’s termination as without cause in conjunction with the execution of a separation agreement valued at more than $40 million."
The SEC’s order also finds that McDonald’s violated Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Rule 14a-3.
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McDonald’s settlement over workplace discrimination
Major New England McDonald’s Owner/Operator to Pay $1,600,000 to Settle EEOC Class Harassment and Retaliation Suit.
On Tuesday, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, alleging that McDonald's fired two of the plaintiffs in retaliation for filing the civil rights lawsuit.
NEW YORK – Coughlin, Inc., a Vermont-based company that owns and operates ten McDonald’s franchise restaurants in Vermont and New Hampshire, will pay $1,600,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the State of Vermont, and Plaintiff-Intervenor, the Estate of Jennie Lumbra, the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, employees at the Randolph, Vermont McDonald’s location were subjected to a hostile working environment by a male night shift manager, who touched them inappropriately, hit and groped their genitals, breasts and buttocks, and subjected them to sexually explicit derogatory comments and threats of physical harm.
Major New England McDonald’s Owner/Operator to Pay $1,600,000 to Settle EEOC Class Harassment and Retaliation Suit
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McDonald’s settlement over workplace discrimination
– Chalfont & Associates Group, Inc., owner of 11 McDonald’s restaurants in the Greater Orlando Central Florida area, has agreed to pay $69,555 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
EEOC filed its lawsuit (EEOC v. McDonald's Corporation, et al, 4:15-cv-01004-FJG) in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
-- McDonald's Corporation and McDonald's Restaurants of Missouri violated federal law by refusing to accommodate and hire a deaf applicant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
McDonald's will pay $56,500 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a deaf job applicant.
USA: McDonald's agrees to pay $56,500 to settle disability discrimination lawsuit - Business and Human Rights Centre
The EEOC alleged in the suit that Timothy Artis, a lot and lobby worker at the McDonald's at 7600 City Line Avenue, was unlawfully harassed based on his intellectual disability, in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
McDonald’s Franchisor Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
In addition to $69,555 in monetary relief to the applicant, the 2.5-year consent decree requires McDonald’s to amend its grooming policies; conduct live anti-discrimination training; provide written notice to each employee regarding his or her rights under Title VII; report to EEOC any religious accommodation requests which the company denies; and post notices at all of its restaurants about the lawsuit.
According to EEOC’s lawsuit, McDonald’s refused to hire a Jewish applicant as a part-time maintenance worker because, due to his religious practices, he would not shave his beard to comply with McDonald’s “completely clean-shaven” grooming policy.
– Chalfont & Associates Group, Inc., owner of 11 McDonald’s restaurants in the Greater Orlando Central Florida area, has agreed to pay $69,555 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
McDonald’s Franchisor Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Also, after the applicant reported religious discrimination to EEOC, McDonald’s responded by revising its applications to expressly require all applicants to certify that they would comply with the company’s “completely clean-shaven” grooming policy.
In addition to monetary relief for the applicant, the three-year consent decree resolving the suit requires McDonald's, which recently sold the Belton restaurant, to ensure that the new owner trains management employees on the ADA's requirements, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants and employees.
EEOC had charged that McDonald's refused to interview a deaf job applicant at its Belton, Mo., restaurant because of his deafness.
EEOC filed its lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, (EEOC v. McDonald's Corporation, et al, 4:11-CV-00395), in December 2015 after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
LOUIS -- McDonald's Corporation and McDonald's Restaurants of Missouri will pay $56,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.